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community

/kʌmjˈunʌti/noun4 syllables

Community means: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences.

Synonyms for community4

noun, as in a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

residential district, residential area

noun, as in agreement as to goals

community of interests

noun, as in (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

biotic community

What does community mean?7

noun

1

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

2

agreement as to goals“the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests”

3

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

4

a group of people living in a particular local area“the team is drawn from all parts of the community”

5

a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common“he was well known throughout the Catholic community”

6

common ownership“they shared a community of possessions”

7

a group of nations having common interests“they hoped to join the NATO community”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with community?3

three syllables

unity

four syllables

immunity

five syllables

opportunity
Show 19 near rhymes
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Community in a sentence

  • He was more of a sociopath, but he did give back to the community.Eccles17
  • The community pastor wasn't a fiery preacher, but rather a talkative windbag and bore.mailohilohi
  • Every month at our company, they run a community activity.unknown
  • Students also have opportunities to work off campus, on local community projects.Hybrid
  • Usually, the creator of an online community is also its admin.sabretou
  • During a global pandemic, staying home is one way we contribute to our community.Hybrid
  • However, only the human community has verbal languages as a means of communication.unknown
  • Federal, state, and community officials immediately pledged to rebuild it.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of community

as a noun

plural
communities