community

CEFRA2

/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    People living in the same area or sharing an interest.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

Examples

  • The community is made up of individuals.

  • The local community supported us from the start.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [k(ə)ˈmju.nə.ɾi]
  • [kəˈmjʉː.nɪ.ɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A residential or religious collective; a commune.

  2. A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

  3. The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.

More examples

In context

  • The students volunteered for community service.

  • Volunteering gave me a sense of community.

  • a community of goods

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -itās. By surface analysis, commun(e) + -ity. Displaced native Old English ġemǣnsċipe. Doublet of communitas.