HyperDic: community

English > 7 senses of the word community:
NOUNgroupcommunitya group of people living in a particular local area
groupcommunitya group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
possessioncommunitycommon ownership
groupcommunitya group of nations having common interests
statecommunity, community of interestsagreement as to goals
locationcommunity, residential district, residential areaa district where people live
groupcommunity, biotic community(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
community > pronunciation
Soundskahmyuw'nahtiy; kahmyuw'nihtiy
Rhymesability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...
English > community: 7 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA group of people living in a particular local area.
Example"the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
InstancesAchomawiA community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California
Akwa'alaA community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California
Inca, InkaThe small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s
Quechua, KechuaA community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire
XhosaA community of Negroid people in southern South Africa
ZuluA community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa
NarrowerAleutA community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska
CircassianA mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia
Ummah, Umma, Muslim Ummah, Islamic Ummah, Islam NationThe Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
conventA community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
hamlet, crossroadsA community of people smaller than a village
hordeA nomadic community
houseThe members of a religious community living together
neighborhood, neighbourhoodPeople living near one another
parishA local church community
speech communityPeople sharing a given language or dialect
village, small town, settlementA community of people smaller than a town
Broadergathering, assemblageA group of persons together in one place
Spanishcomunidad
Catalancomunitat
English > community: 7 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common.
Examples
  • "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
  • "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
  • "they formed a community of scientists"
Broaderpeople(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
English > community: 7 senses > noun 3, possession
MeaningCommon ownership.
Example"they shared a community of possessions"
BroaderownershipThe relation of an owner to the thing possessed
Catalancomunal
Adjectivescommunalfor or by a group rather than individuals
English > community: 7 senses > noun 4, group
MeaningA group of nations having common interests.
Example"they hoped to join the NATO community"
Broaderworld organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organizationAn international alliance involving many different countries
English > community: 7 senses > noun 5, state
Meaningagreement as to goals.
Example"the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
Synonymcommunity of interests
Broaderagreement, accordharmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
Spanishcomunidad de intereses, comunidad
English > community: 7 senses > noun 6, location
MeaningA district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences.
Synonymsresidential district, residential area
InstancesGeorgetownA section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
Greenwich Village, VillageA mainly residential district of Manhattan
Partshousing developmentA residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
housing estateA residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
NarrowerexurbiaA residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
planned communityA residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
suburb, suburbia, suburban areaA residential district located on the outskirts of a city
tenement districtA residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses
uptownA residential part of town away from the central commercial district
warren, rabbit warrenAn overcrowded residential area
Broaderdistrict, territory, territorial dominion, dominionA region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Spanishzona residencial
Catalanzona residencial
English > community: 7 senses > noun 7, group
Meaning(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
Synonymbiotic community
Categoryecology, bionomics, environmental scienceThe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment
NarrowerbiomeA major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Broadergroup, groupingAny number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Catalancomunitat

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