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subcommunity

American  
[suhb-kuh-myoo-ni-tee, suhb-kuh-myoo-] / ˈsʌb kəˌmju nɪ ti, ˌsʌb kəˈmju- /

noun

  • subcommunities
    plural
  1. a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of subcommunity

First recorded in 1965–70; sub- + community

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The first installment of the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series was released in 2015, but the franchise gained popularity on BookTok — a TikTok subcommunity dedicated to literature — during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

By the time we are ready to head home, our little corner of the campground has become its own subcommunity.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The thing about being an edgelord, though, is that outside the context of whatever internet subcommunity in which the person resides, the content is off-putting.

From Slate May 28, 2024

If you've stumbled across #BookTok, TikTok's subcommunity of bibliophiles and literature enthusiasts, you're probably familiar with "Red, White & Royal Blue," the latest film that's taking the internet by storm.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2023

Academically ambitious African American students, he said, “were forced to choose between their subcommunity and the university in general.”

From Washington Post May 6, 2019

Meanwhile, the group's Drag University cohort — part of its Luminate initiative aimed at teaching members of queer subcommunities how to advocate — connects drag entertainers across the gender spectrum with leadership skills and resources.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2025

Either way, frequent surveys will reveal which communities, or subcommunities, are doing well and can be moved out of affirmative action categories, and which ones still need those benefits, he notes.

From Science Magazine Mar. 22, 2024

I think NFTs are a way for subcommunities to have cultural artifacts and create little economies within them.

From The Verge Apr. 12, 2022

In the months after its initial release, countless subcommunities sprung up around the button, sects of those who had activated it at specific times, as well as those who refused to press it at all.

From Slate Dec. 27, 2015

Everyone belongs to overlapping subcommunities, and these share many common concerns for the good.

From Time Magazine Archive

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