[noun] a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
[noun] 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"
[noun] common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
[noun] a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
[noun] the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" Synonyms:profession
[noun] agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" Synonyms:of interests