1. (

• community

) a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" ;

2. (

• community ,

) a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"; "they formed a community of scientists" ;

3. (

• community

) common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions" ;

4. (

• community ,

) a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community" ;

5. (

• community ,
• community_of_interests

) agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" ;

6. (

• residential_district ,
• residential_area ,
• community

) a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences ;

7. (

• community ,
• biotic_community

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