community

Noun

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

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

• agreement as to goals
  • the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
    

• a group of nations having common interests
  • they hoped to join the NATO community
    

• common ownership
  • they shared a community of possessions
    

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  biotic community , residential district , residential area , community of interests