community
community
/kəˈmjuːnəti/
(plural communities)
The local community supported us from the start.
the international community (= the countries of the world as a group)
It is hoped that the campaign will encourage members of the community to get active.
the problems faced by rural communities
good community relations with the police
community groups/leaders
in/within the community health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area)
(North American English) community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city)
the wider/entire/whole community
She comes from a small island community.
Our aim is to serve the community.
policies that will benefit the wider communit
a cultural programme that should benefit the community at large
The local community was shocked by the murders.
the concerns of the local and wider community
He urged the international community to take decisive action on debt relief.
The library is open to all members of the community.
There needs to be more support for the elderly in the community.
We need initiatives that will benefit the community at large.
The aim of the programme is to foster community relations.
Many of the women have left their rural communities to find work in the city.
Collocations
adjective
community + noun
preposition
in a/the community
within a/the community
phrases
the community as a whole
the community at large
a/the community of faith
the Polish community in London
the business/scientific community
the Muslim/Jewish/Christian community
the gay community
the intelligence community (= all the people whose job is to collect secret information)
Representatives of the city's Bangladeshi community had a meeting with the mayor.
the LGBT community in Britain
divisions within the scientific community
a close-knit fishing community
This is good news for the farming community.
3 uncountable the feeling of sharing things and belonging to a group in the place where you live There is a strong sense of community here.
The town has a strong community spirit.
Collocations Town and country
4 countable a group of people who live together and all equally own and share what they have The nuns live in a closed community.
5 countable (biology) a group of plants and animals growing or living in the same place or environment a community fish tank
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis ‘common’.
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