community
noun
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
communities
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pluralof community.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The high temperatures will range between the mid to upper 70s for coastal communities and the downtown Los Angeles area — in contrast to temperatures in the mid to low 80s over the last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Some of the species were named after these communities.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
He compared the Catholic mission to the "steep ascents" of the Inca Trail in Peru, where he spent two decades as a missionary, visiting remote mountain communities.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
His predecessor as pope, Francis, appointed him bishop, requesting that he focus on the poor, which meant getting out into communities to help with everyday problems rather than placing as much emphasis on moral teachings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
For decades, black elites engaged in private rescue efforts to make black communities tidy, clean, and respectable in a futile effort to gain white approval.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
