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community
n. people living in the same area; group of people that live together; group of people that share common characteristics or interests


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Community
A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. In human communities, intentbeliefresourcespreferencesneedsrisks and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.
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Community (trade union)
Community is a British trade union representing a range of workers concentrated principally in the steel, the clothing and betting industries. It was formed in 2004 as a merger between the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) and the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades (KFAT).
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community
Noun
1. a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) parish
2. a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
(hypernym) people
(hyponym) convent
3. common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
(hypernym) ownership
4. a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
(hypernym) world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization
5. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
(synonym) profession
(hypernym) occupational group, vocation
(hyponym) legal profession, bar, legal community
6. agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
(synonym) community of interests
(hypernym) agreement, accord
7. a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
(synonym) residential district, residential area
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hyponym) uptown
(part-meronym) housing development
8. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
(synonym) biotic community
(hypernym) group, grouping
(hyponym) biome
(classification) ecology, bionomics, environmental science


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Community
(n.)
Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.
  
 
(n.)
Commonness; frequency.
  
 
(n.)
Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.
  
 
(n.)
Common character; likeness.
  
 
(n.)
A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests.
  

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Community or Regional Shopping Centre 
a shopping  centre anchored by one or more large department or discount stores e.g. Lakeside in Essex.

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