community

noun

1. a group of people living in a particular local area"the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
2. a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common"he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
3. common ownership"they shared a community of possessions"
4. a group of nations having common interests"they hoped to join the NATO community"
5. agreement as to goals"the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
6. a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
7. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other