Community Local People Group Kəˈmjuːnəti Live International Members

• the local community supported us from the start.
• the international community (= the countries of the world as a group)
• it is hoped that the campaign will encourage members of the community to get active.
• the problems faced by rural communities

community

1. all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group
• SEE ALSO retirement community
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/retirement-community
• The local community supported us from the start.
• the international community (= the countries of the world as a group)
• It is hoped that the campaign will encourage members of the community to get active.
• the problems faced by rural communities
• good community relations with the police
• community groups/leaders
• health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area)
• community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city)
• the wider/entire/whole community
• She comes from a small island community.
• Our aim is to serve the community.

Extra Examples

• policies that will benefit the wider community
• a cultural programme that should benefit the community at large
• The local community was shocked by the murders.
• the concerns of the local and wider community
• He urged the international community to take decisive action on debt relief.
• The library is open to all members of the community.
• There needs to be more support for the elderly in the community.
• We need initiatives that will benefit the community at large.
• The aim of the programme is to foster community relations.
• Many of the women have left their rural communities to find work in the city.
2. a group of people who share the same religion, race, job, etc.
• the Polish community in London
• the business/scientific community
• the Muslim/Jewish/Christian community
• the gay community
• the intelligence community (= all the people whose job is to collect secret information)

Extra Examples

• Representatives of the city's Asian community had a meeting with the mayor.
• the Asian community in Britain
• divisions within the scientific community
• a close-knit fishing community
• This is good news for the farming community.
3. the feeling of sharing things and belonging to a group in the place where you live
• There is a strong sense of community here.
• The town has a strong community spirit.
4. a group of people who live together and all equally own and share what they have
• The nuns live in a closed community.
5. a group of plants and animals growing or living in the same place or environment
• a community fish tank

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis ‘common’.