community

Definition

  • noun: a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood)
  • noun: a unified body of individuals
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: participation, likeness, commonness

Examples

  • The festival was a great way for the local 'community' to get together.

  • The school encourages a sense/feeling of 'community' in its students.

  • People in the 'community' wanted better police protection.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The fact these people ripped off stores... ...in their own communities reflects that these people... ...have no respect for the law. And certainly no concept of community or civic responsibility. Wait a minute. White people commit crimes against white people too. But they're not offing each other (..)
    1998 American History X
  • (..) was race-related? Yeah, it's race-related. Every problem in this country is race-related, not just crime. Immigration, AIDS, welfare. Those are problems of the black community... ...the Hispanic community, Asian community. Not white problems. Aren't those issues that deal more with poverty? (..)
    1998 American History X