community


Definition: Meaning of, community in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈmjuːnɪti /

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community communities
  1. [C, also + plural verb British English] British English the people who live in the same area, town etc
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  2. [countable] a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race etc
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  3. the community society and the people in it
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  4. sense of community the feeling that you belong to a community
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  5. [countable] a group of plants or animals that live in the same environment
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community used in phrases

  • Care in the Community (noun)
    1. when people with mental illnesses are allowed to live among ordinary people in the COMMUNITY, instead of staying in special hospitals
  • European Community (noun)
    1. an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
  • European Community, the
    1. the former name of the EU (= the European Union)
  • European Economic Community (noun)
    1. an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
  • Intelligence Community (noun)
    1. a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
  • Islamic Community (noun)
    1. a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
  • National Intelligence Community (noun)
    1. a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
  • United States Intelligence Community (noun)
    1. a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
  • bedroom community (noun)
    1. a place where people live but that does not have many businesses, so that people have to go to another town or city to work [=  dormitory town British English]
  • biotic community (noun)
    1. ecology a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
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