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

common ownership; they shared a community of possessions'

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

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

[ Syn: community of interests ]

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

[ Syn: residential district , residential area ]

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

[ Syn: biotic community ]