community

  • 21community — n. (pl. ies) 1 a all the people living in a specific locality. b a specific locality, including its inhabitants. 2 a body of people having a religion, a profession, etc., in common (the immigrant community). 3 fellowship of interests etc.;… …

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  • 22community — The concept of community concerns a particularly constituted set of social relationships based on something which the participants have in common usually a common sense of identity. It is, to paraphrase Talcott Parsons, frequently used to denote… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 23community — /kəˈmjunəti / (say kuh myoohnuhtee) noun (plural communities) 1. all the people of a specific locality or country: the new transport service is for the benefit of the whole community. 2. a particular locality, considered together with its… …

  • 24community — [[t]kəmju͟ːnɪti[/t]] ♦ communities 1) N SING COLL: usu the N The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place. He s well liked by people in the community... The community are getting impatient, said a representative of the… …

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  • 25community — noun 1 PEOPLE (countable, also + plural verb BrE) BrE all the people who live in the same area, town etc: an arts centre built to serve the whole community | community affairs/needs/relations etc: We meet once a month to discuss community… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26community — noun (plural ties) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English comunete, from Anglo French communité, from Latin communitat , communitas, from communis Date: 14th century 1. a unified body of individuals: as a. state, commonwealth …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27community — n. group of persons with common interests 1) an (the) academic, college, university; business; gay; intelligence; religious; scientific; speech community group of persons who live together 2) a close knit community 3) a life care (AE); retirement …

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  • 28Community FM — Radio in Nepal: Community FMs There are many community radio stations in Nepal that are run by volunteers. Most of them are outside of Kathmandu. Programming deals with community information on a range of social issues such as health and the… …

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  • 29community — Synonyms and related words: Everyman, John Doe, Public, accord, accordance, affiliation, affinity, agape, agreement, alikeness, alliance, amity, analogy, aping, approach, approximation, ashram, assimilation, association, balance, bipartisanship,… …

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  • 30community*/*/*/ — [kəˈmjuːnəti] noun 1) [C] the people who live in an area small rural communities[/ex] I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community.[/ex] 2) [C] a group of people in a larger society who are the same in some way areas where there… …

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