community
com.mu.ni.ty \k*-'myu:-n*t-e-\ n [ME comunete, fr. MF comunete`, fr. L
communitat-, commun]itas, fr. communis 1: a unified body of individuals :
as 1a: STATE, COMMONWEALTH 1b: the people with common interests living in
a particular area; broadl y : the area itself 1c: an interacting population
of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location 1d: a
group of people with a common characteristic or interest living toget her
within a larger society 1e: a group linked by a common policy 1f: a body
of persons or nations having a history or social, economic, and political
interests in common 2: society at large 3a: joint ownership or
participation 3b: LIKENESS 3c: FELLOWSHIP 3d: a social state or
condition