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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But it has faced considerable opposition in certain communities, with groups representing hundreds of landowners taking the company to court in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
In these remote areas inhabited chiefly by Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous Guard is the first line of defense for communities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The total allotments to the three downstream states could be cut by as much as 40% through 2036, menacing their economies and communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported the state is “ramping up resources to help communities across the state prepare for potentially devastating storms and flooding spurred by a record ongoing El Niño.”
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Just west of Chicago’s Black Belt sat the white immigrant communities known as Packingtown.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
