com·mu·ni·ty
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee]noun, plural -ties.
1.
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share
government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
2.
a locality inhabited by such a group.
3.
a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists (usually preceded by the ): the business
community; the community of scholars.
4.
a group of associated nations sharing common interests or a common heritage: the community of Western Europe.
5.
Ecclesiastical . a group of men or women leading a common life according to a
rule.
