community meaning
community :
group, society
noun
▪ The community held a meeting.
▪ The group had a meeting.
▪ She loves helping her community.
▪ She enjoys helping her group.
paraphrasing
▪ neighborhood – group
▪ association – society
▪ society – group
▪ collective – group
Pronunciation
community [kəˈmjuːnɪti]
The stress is on 'mu' and sounds like 'kuh-myoo-ni-tee'.
Common phrases and grammar about community
community - Common meaning
noun
group, society
Part of Speech Changes for "community"
▪ communal (adjective) – shared by a group
▪ commune (verb) – to share feelings or thoughts
Common Expressions with "community"
▪ local community – local group
▪ online community – internet group
▪ community center – group center
▪ community service – group help
Important examples of community in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, community often refers to a group of people with shared interests or location.
Example of a confusing word: committee (a group of people appointed for a specific function)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Community is used as a noun to refer to a group of people, often appearing in questions about social topics.
community
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
sense of community
'feeling of belonging', used to describe the feeling of being part of a group.
community spirit
means 'group enthusiasm', used to describe the collective energy or enthusiasm of a group.
Differences between similar words and community
community
,
society
differences
Community is a smaller, more localized group, while society is a larger, more complex group of people.
Words with the same origin as community
The origin of community
The word 'community' comes from the Latin 'communitas', meaning fellowship or shared relations.
Word structure
It has the prefix com (together), root mun (service), and suffix ity (noun), meaning 'together in service'.
Words with the same origin
The root of community is mun (service). Words with the same root include communicate (to share information).
