n · neutral
community
/kəˈmjuːnəti/com·MU·ni·ty
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Examples
“Local community groups organised a cleanup of the river.”
“Online communities can offer support to people with rare diseases.”
“The university works closely with the surrounding community.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local health initiatives succeed when they are co-designed with the community and respect existing social networks.”
Collocations
- local community
- community support
- community service
Word family
Common mistakes
The community are very supportive.→The community is very supportive.
do community service→do community service / perform community service
Say it for a higher band
5group→6society→7+community
Synonyms
society
group
Easily confused
society
“Modern societies face complex challenges such as inequality and climate change.”
group
“A research group met weekly to discuss their findings.”
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