com·mu·ni·ty
Pronunciation: k&-'myü-n&-tE
Function: noun

1 : a unified body of individuals: as

• STATE, COMMONWEALTH
• the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself <the problems of a large community>
• an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location
• a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a community of retired persons>
• a group linked by a common policy
• a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests <the international community>
• a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society <the academic community>