n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' myü-n ə -t ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English comunete, from Anglo-French communité, from Latin communitat-, communitas, from communis
Date: 14th century
1 : a unified body of individuals: as a : STATE , COMMONWEALTH b : the people with common interests living in a particular area broadly : the area itself <the problems of a large community > c : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location d : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a community of retired persons> e : a group linked by a common policy f : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests <the international community > g : a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society <the academic community >
2 : society at large
3 a : joint ownership or participation < community of goods> b : common character : LIKENESS < community of interests> c : social activity : FELLOWSHIP d : a social state or condition