com·mu·ni·ty 
(kə-mynĭ-tē)
(kə-mynĭ-tē)n. pl. com·mu·ni·ties
1.
a. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
b. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
2.
a. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community.
b. A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color.
3.
a. Similarity or identity: a community of interests.
b. Sharing, participation, and fellowship: a sense of community.
4. Society as a whole; the public.
5.
a. A group of organisms interacting with one another and with the environment in a specific region.
b. The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.
[Middle English communite, citizenry, from Old French, from Latin commūnitās, fellowship, from commūnis, common; see COMMON.]