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/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
"He's well known throughout the local community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French communité, which comes from the Latin communitatem, meaning 'fellowship' or 'community of relations'. This stems from communis, meaning 'common, public, shared by all', combining com- ('together') and munus ('duty, obligation, gift'). Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting shared fellowship to encompassing specific geographical localities and social groups.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Community" is said worldwide
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communauté
Transliteration: communauté
"C'est une communauté très soudée."
Gemeinschaft
Transliteration: Gemeinschaft
"Sie sind ein wichtiger Teil der Gemeinschaft."
comunità
Transliteration: comunità
"La comunità locale ha organizzato un evento."
comunidad
Transliteration: comunidad
"Es importante apoyar a la comunidad local."
comunidade
Transliteration: comunidade
"A comunidade se uniu para ajudar."
समुदाय
Transliteration: samuday
"यह एक शांतिपूर्ण समुदाय है।"
社区
Transliteration: shèqū
"这个社区非常团结。"
지역사회
Transliteration: jiyeoksahoe
"우리는 지역사회 발전을 위해 노력합니다."
コミュニティ
Transliteration: komyuniti
"彼は地域コミュニティに貢献しています。"
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