closed community

British  

noun

1. ecology a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied

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Example Sentences

Lauderdale this year and felt welcomed, expressed hope that upon seeing “the positive reception of the Visit Lauderdale float,” Florida communities will feel “emboldened to be more outspoken and supportive” of queer and trans people.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Several Florida communities were inundated with rain and seawater thrown ashore by fierce winds, knocking down power lines, toppling trees, engulfing homes and submerging streets.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

Meteorologists were able to project Hurricane Ian’s rapid intensification several days in advance, which gave Florida communities some extra notice.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2022

In Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and many other Florida communities, voters lined up before polls opened to cast their ballots in person at the first available moment.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2020

In interviews with one hundred residents of two Tallahassee, Florida, communities, researchers found that nearly every one of them had experienced or expected to experience the return of a family member from prison.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander