Community — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of people living in a particular local area

common ownership

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌsili/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskwˈɪsɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskwˈɪsɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌsili/.

Examples

the team is drawn from all parts of the community
they shared a community of possessions
they hoped to join the NATO community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

residential district residential area community of interests biotic community

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of people living in a particular local area “the team is drawn from all parts of the 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	agreement as to goals “the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests”
noun	a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
noun	(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

Word Forms

communal

adjective

for or by a group rather than individuals; - Paul Roche

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gemeinschaft

eine Gruppe von Menschen, die in einem bestimmten lokalen Gebiet leben

🇫🇷French

communauté

un groupe de personnes vivant dans une zone locale particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

comunidad

un grupo de personas que viven en un área local particular

🇮🇹Italian

comunità

un gruppo di persone che vivono in una determinata area locale

🇳🇱Dutch

gemeenschap

een groep mensen die in een bepaald lokaal gebied wonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

comunidade

um grupo de pessoas que vivem em uma determinada área local

🇷🇺Russian

сообщество

группа людей, живущих в определенной местности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समुदाय

किसी विशेष स्थानीय क्षेत्र में रहने वाले लोगों का समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্প্রদায়

একটি নির্দিষ্ট স্থানীয় এলাকায় বসবাসকারী লোকদের একটি দল

🇮🇳Tamil

சமூகம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட உள்ளூர் பகுதியில் வாழும் மக்கள் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంఘం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట స్థానిక ప్రాంతంలో నివసించే వ్యక్తుల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

समुदाय

विशिष्ट स्थानिक क्षेत्रात राहणाऱ्या लोकांचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમુદાય

ચોક્કસ સ્થાનિક વિસ્તારમાં રહેતા લોકોનું જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮುದಾಯ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಜನರ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമൂഹം

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രാദേശിക പ്രദേശത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਈਚਾਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

برادری

کسی خاص مقامی علاقے میں رہنے والے لوگوں کا ایک گروپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

社区

居住在特定地区的一群人

🇯🇵Japanese

コミュニティ

特定の地域に住んでいる人々のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

지역 사회

특정 지역에 사는 사람들의 집단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cộng đồng

một nhóm người sống ở một khu vực địa phương cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ชุมชน

กลุ่มคนที่อาศัยอยู่ในพื้นที่ท้องถิ่นโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

masyarakat

sekelompok orang yang tinggal di wilayah lokal tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

pamayanan

isang grupo ng mga taong naninirahan sa isang partikular na lokal na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

masyarakat

sekumpulan orang yang tinggal di kawasan tempatan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجتمع

مجموعة من الناس يعيشون في منطقة محلية معينة

🇮🇷Persian

جامعه

گروهی از مردم که در یک منطقه محلی خاص زندگی می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

toplum

belirli bir yerel bölgede yaşayan bir grup insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

קהילה

קבוצה של אנשים המתגוררים באזור מקומי מסוים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'community'?

The primary meaning of 'community' is 'a group of people living in a particular local area'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'community' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'community' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'community' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'community' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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