Added 9 October 2026
community
/kəˈmjuːnɪ.ti/ noun
In Latin: communitas Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about community at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A group of people living in a particular local area.
the team is drawn from all parts of the community
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A group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common.
he was well known throughout the Catholic community
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Common ownership.
they shared a community of possessions
Origin
From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -itās. By surface analysis, commun(e) + -ity. Displaced native Old English ġemǣnsċipe. Doublet of communitas.
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