noun · neutral
community
UK/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/US/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/co·MYU·ni·ty
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a group of people living in the same area or having a particular characteristic in common
Examples
“The local community organised a charity event to help refugees.”
“She feels a strong connection with the online gaming community.”
“Volunteers from the community helped clean the park.”
Band 8 sentence
“The local community's response to the floods showed remarkable solidarity and practical support for the affected families.”
Collocations
- local community
- community spirit
- community centre
Word family
communal adjectivecommunally adverbcommunities noun (plural)
Common mistakes
in community→within the community / in the community
community are→community is / communities are
Say it for a higher band
5people→6society→7+community
Synonyms
society
neighbourhood
Easily confused
society
“Society as a whole must address income inequality.”
Related words
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