community

English

/kəˈmjuːnɪti/, /k(ə)ˈmjunəti/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
  • (countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.
  • (countable) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • (countable) A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
  • (uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
  • (countable) Common enjoyment or possession; participation.
  • (uncountable) Common character; likeness.
  • (uncountable) Commonness; frequency.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English communite, commū̆nitẹ̄ borrowed from Old French communité derived from Latin commūnitās (public spirit, community) derived from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being), *ḱóm (with, along, next to, at, by, beside, near), *mey- (small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-

Gloss

small, change, little, strengthen, exchange, bind, fix, build fortifications fences, fence, attach, share, tie, soil, go past, fasten, wander

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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Emoji
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