<b>com·mu·ni·ty</b>    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (k-myn-t)<br>n. pl. com·mu·ni·ties <br><br>A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government. <br>The district or locality in which such a group lives. <br><br>A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community. <br>A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society: the gay community; the community of color. <br><br>Similarity or identity: a community of interests. <br>Sharing, participation, and fellowship. <br>Society as a whole; the public. <br>Ecology. <br>A group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions. <br>The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.