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- Dictionarycom·mu·ni·ty/kəˈmyo͞onədē/
noun
- 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: "the scientific community" Similar
- 2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals: "the sense of community that organized religion can provide"
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all the people who live in a particular area, or a group of people who are considered as a unit because of their shared interests or background: [ C ] the scientific community. [ C ] Bus fares were raised despite the protests of the community.
The meaning of COMMUNITY is a unified body of individuals. How to use community in a sentence.
noun. , plural com·mu·ni·ties. a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. a locality inhabited by such a group.
In this sense it is synonymous with the concept of an ancient settlement —whether a hamlet, village, town, or city. The second meaning resembles the usage of the term in other social sciences: a community is a group of people living near one another who interact socially.
If a number of people consider themselves one group based on location, work, religion, nationality, or even activity, they can be called a community. If you like to play online games, you are active in the gamer community.
This section outlines various definitions of community by sociologists like Bogardus, Kingsley Davis, and Ginsberg, highlighting common elements such as a shared area, common life, and social relationships.
There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun community, seven of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
