Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun community

6 senses of community

Sense 1
community -- (a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community")
       => gathering, assemblage -- (a group of persons together in one place)

Sense 2
community -- (common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions")
       => ownership -- (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)

Sense 3
community -- (a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community")
       => world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization -- (an international alliance involving many different countries)

Sense 4
community, community of interests -- (agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests")
       => agreement, accord -- (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement")

Sense 5
residential district, residential area, community -- (a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)
       => district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion -- (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

Sense 6
community, biotic community -- ((ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other)
       => group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)