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com·mu·ni·ty
kəˈmyo͞onədē/
noun
noun: community; plural noun: communities
    1.
    a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
    "Rhode Island's Japanese community"
    synonyms:   group, body, set, circle, clique, faction; More
    informalgang, bunch
    "concerns in the immigrant community"
        a group of people living together in one place, especially one practicing common ownership.
        "a community of nuns"
        synonyms:   brotherhood, sisterhood, fraternity, sorority, sodality; More
        order, congregation, abbey, convent
        "a monastic community"
        a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants.
        "a rural community"
        synonyms:   district, region, zone, area, locality, locale, neighborhood; More
        informalneck of the woods, hood
        "a suburban community"
        a body of nations or states unified by common interests.
        "the European Community"
        the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society.
        noun: the community
        "preparing prisoners for life back in the community"
        synonyms:   public, general public, populace, people, citizenry, population, collective; More
        residents, inhabitants, citizens
        "work done for the community"
        denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area.
        modifier noun: community
        "community health services"
    2.
    a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
    "the sense of community that organized religion can provide"