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community
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin comm?nit?s (“community; public spirit”), from comm?nis (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -it?s (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh?ts (“suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being”)). Comm?nis is derived from con- (“prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects”) (from cum (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“along, at, next to, with”)) + m?nus (“employment, office, service; burden, duty, obligation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange”)). Doublet of communitas.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??mju?n?ti/
- (General American, Canada) enPR: k?-myo?o?n?-ti, IPA(key): /k(?)?mjun?ti/, [k(?)?mjun??i]
- Hyphenation: com?mun?i?ty
Noun
community (countable and uncountable, plural communities)
- (countable) A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.
- (countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.
- (countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
- (countable, Internet) A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
- (uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
- (countable, obsolete) Common enjoyment or possession; participation.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Common character; likeness.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Commonness; frequency.
- (Wales, countable) A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.
Alternative forms
- communitie (obsolete)
Antonyms
- anticommunity
- noncommunity
Hyponyms
- subcommunity
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- community at OneLook Dictionary Search
- community in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "community" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 75.
- community in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
- community on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- community (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Community (Wales) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
community From the web:
- what community am i in
- what community do i live in
- what community do i belong to
- what community character am i
- what community means
- what community board am i in
- what community colleges are near me
- what community service can i do
citizen
English
Alternative forms
- cytesin (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English citeseyn, citezein, borrowed from Anglo-Norman citesain (“burgher; city-dweller”), citezein &c., probably a variant of cithein under influence of deinzein (“denizen”), from Anglo-Norman and Old French citeain &c. and citaien, citeien &c. ("burgher"; modern French citoyen), from cité ("settlement; cathedral city, city"; modern French cité) + -ain or -ien (“-an, -ian”). See city and hewe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?t?z?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?t?z?n/, /?s?t?s?n/
Noun
citizen (plural citizens)
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties. [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: burgess, burgher, cityite, freeman
- Hyponyms: citess, (female) citizeness
- A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:
- Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair.
Peter Mackenzie: Indian, is he?
Assistant: She is a British citizen, Minister. Born in Coventry.
- Assistant: You'll meet with the managing director and Dr Sinita Brahmachari, the engineer who designed the chair.
- I am a Roman citizen.
- Synonyms: countryman, national
- Antonyms: alien, illegal alien, foreigner, (colloquial) illegal
- Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen, native, naturalized citizen, senior citizen
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place. [from 14th c.]
- 1979 October, Boys' Life, p. 33:
- A jellyfish... carries poison cells that can sting other citizens of the sea.
- Synonyms: denizen, local, inhabitant, native, occupant, resident
- Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger
- 1979 October, Boys' Life, p. 33:
- (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. [17th–19th c.]
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.6:
- [W]ould Mr. Delvile, who hardly ever spoke but to the high-born, without seeming to think his dignity somewhat injured, deign to receive for a daughter in law the child of a citizen and tradesman?
- 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.6:
- (now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists. [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: (term of address among communists) comrade
- (computing) An object.
- Hyponyms: first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
Synonyms
- burgess
- burgher
- denizen
- townsman, townswoman
Antonyms
- (resident of a city): countryfolk, country gentleman, countryman, peasant, villager
Hyponyms
- (person who is legally recognized as a member or resident): first-class citizen, second-class citizen, third-class citizen
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "citizen, n. and adj." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2014.
Anagrams
- zincite
citizen From the web:
- what citizenship
- what citizenship in the nation means
- what citizenship means
- what citizen means
- what citizens bank is open today
- what citizenship am i
- what citizenship means to me
- what citizenship in the community means
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