community

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /k(ə)ˈmjunəti/, /k(ə)ˈmjunəɾi/
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[edit] Etymology

From Old French communité (French: communauté), which is derived from Classical Latin communitas. ^[1]

[edit] Noun

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community (plural communities)

1. Group of people sharing a common understanding who reveal themselves by using the same language, manners, tradition and law. (see civilization).
2. Commune or residential/religious collective.
3. The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
4. (ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
5. (Virtual) A group of people interacting by electronic means for social, professional, educational or other purposes. (see virtual_community).

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• Notes:

1. ^ "community, n." OED Online. July 2009. Oxford University Press <http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50045241>.