community

a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"

a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"

agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"

a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other