community

noun

1. a group of people living in a particular local area

   noun.group

   Examples

   The team is drawn from all parts of the community.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. common ownership

   noun.possession

   Examples

   They shared a community of possessions.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a group of nations having common interests

   noun.group

   Examples

   They hoped to join the NATO community.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. agreement as to goals

   noun.state

   Examples

   The preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests.

   Synonyms community of interests

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

   noun.location

   Synonyms residential area residential district

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.group

   Synonyms biotic community

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a <i>community</i> of goods.

   noun

   Source: webster1913