community

noun

kə-ˈmyü-nə-tē How to pronounce community (audio)
Definition of communitynext
1
as in town
the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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2
as in colony
a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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3
as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a large community of retired people in the coastal town

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4
as in fraternity
the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of the medical community

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as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art

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as in brotherhood
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site

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Recent Examples of community And after that, perhaps the various communities — artists, audiences, patrons, big donors — that make up the Kennedy Center ecosystem would fall in line and embrace or at least tolerate his co-option of the living memorial to the 35th president. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 Sarajevo is a film festival born out of war — its first edition, in 1995, took place while the city was still under siege — and that sense of resistance, of using film to empower communities, still sits at the heart of the festival today. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 The series boasted representation for the community with many behind-the-scenes jobs, as well. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 Retailers may need to consider investing in interactive play zones and hosting rotating community events. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for community
Recent Examples of Synonyms for community
  1. town
  2. colony
  3. crowd
  4. fraternity
  5. similarity
  6. brotherhood
  7. neighborhood
  8. family
Noun
  • The last time the Dynamo came to town Thomas Müller made his debut for the Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw last season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Her 10-week trial was held in a small town in rural Victoria that was inundated with media crews and curious members of the public who queued for hours each day for a seat in the public gallery.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of town
Noun
  • Best Culturelle probiotics This effective Culturelle digestive health probiotic contains 12 billion colony-forming units of bacteria.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe and without her, the colony would collapse.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of colony
Noun
  • The team is playing to a smaller crowd and its matches are being streamed, not broadcast.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Forecasting tournaments and election markets have beaten their baselines, but no study has shown a crowd signal can be traded profitably at scale.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • According to a criminal complaint, Robinson initially thought police executing a search warrant at the Delta Upsilon fraternity house was a prank.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson allegedly purchased large quantities of cocaine from a student in a different fraternity, Agostino Abbatiello, 24, who was charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fraternity
Noun
  • The only similarity between the person participating in the experiment and the stranger was gender—the stranger’s face was not a doppelgänger.
    — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The same research tradition shows that such perceptions involve judgements about intention and expression, and not just visual similarity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of similarity
Noun
  • In Jonestown, the racial brotherhood that Jones had spoken about in San Francisco transmogrified into racial paternalism—or worse.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There was a sense of brotherhood in the locker room among players and staff, said offensive guard Matthew Bergeron, who signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension on Saturday.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of brotherhood
Noun
  • Blumenfield said the site takes pressure off neighborhoods and keeps construction out of high-risk fire zones, targeting a walkable, pedestrian-friendly area.
    — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Set the scene The Inn of the Five Graces sits just south of Santa Fe’s historic plaza in the Barrio de Analco district, one of the country's oldest residential neighborhoods.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Noun
  • Medicaid, the federal-state program that covers healthcare for low-income families, pays for at least 40% of births nationwide.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Community.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/community. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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