Definition of community

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com·mu·ni·ty    (k-myn-t) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. com·mu·ni·ties

1. 1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
   2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
2. 1. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
   2. A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color.
3. 1. Similarity or identity: a community of interests.
   2. Sharing, participation, and fellowship.
4. Society as a whole; the public.
5. Ecology
   1. A group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions.
   2. The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English communite, citizenry, from Old French, from Latin commnits, fellowship, from commnis, common ; see common