Main entry: biotic community, community
Definition: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Main entry: community
Definition: a group of people living in a particular local area
Usage: the team is drawn from all parts of the community
Main entry: community
Definition: a group of nations having common interests
Usage: they hoped to join the NATO community
Main entry: residential area, residential district, community
Definition: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
Main entry: community
Definition: common ownership
Usage: they shared a community of possessions
Main entry: community, community of interests
Definition: agreement as to goals
Usage: the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests