community _noun

1-) the people who live in the same area, town, etc.

ADJECTIVES & NOUNS

local
・A school is often the centre of the local community.

whole
・These issues affect the whole community.

international
・The president appealed to the international community for help.

wider 
・The sports centre is open to both the university and the wider community.

small, large 
・75% of the population live in small communities of fewer than 450 people.

close, close-knit, tight-knit
・His disappearance shocked the close-knit community where he lived.

thriving
・In the past, the village was a thriving community with a number of shops.

farming, mining, fishing 
・She lives in a small mining community in North Wales.
・a small farming community of about 1,000 inhabitants

mixed, diverse
・Living in a diverse community means you learn about other cultures.

rural, urban
・There is a need for better public transport for people in rural communities.

village
・Outside the capital, most people live in village communities.

expatriate 
・Local people and the expatriate community seem to get on well together.

gated 
・Security guards patrol the edge of this gated community.

COMMUNITY + NOUN
group
・A local community group wants to take over the building.

leader
・Community leaders meet regularly to discuss local problems.

services 
・Some tax goes towards paying for your community services.

relations 
・Poor community relations are more common in cities than in rural areas.

spirit 
・There is great community spirit in the area where I live.

work 
・She does a lot of voluntary community work.

education, health 
・Community education includes classes, workshops, and summer schools.

policing
・The chief of police is a firm believer in community policing.

involvement, participation 
・There was good community involvement in the project.

problems, affairs, needs 
・We meet once a month to discuss community problems. 

centre, center
・A community centre is the ideal place for local residents to get together to discuss crime prevention.

VERBS

serve 
・The new arts centre will serve the whole community.

help, support 
・He wanted to use the money to help the local community.

benefit 
・The new bus service will benefit the whole community.

unite, divide 
・The bombing had united rather than divided the community.

create, build 
・We want to create a community, not just a row of houses.

PREPOSITIONS

in, within 
・How can you help stop crime in your community?

throughout 
・The crime was greeted with shock throughout the whole community.

PHRASES

a member of a community
・It’s good to feel that you are a member of a community.

a part/section of the community
・No other section of the community has been treated this way.

a pillar of the community 
・The doctor was regarded as a pillar of the local community.

the heart of the community 
・The church used to be the heart of the community.

a sense of community 
・There is a real sense of community here.

2-) a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race, etc.

ADJECTIVES & NOUNS

business
・The idea has aroused a lot of interest from the business community.

academic, scientific 
・Many people in the academic community do not agree with his views.
・The scientific community was very disturbed by the findings.

Jewish, Christian, Muslim, etc.
・The mosque serves the local Muslim community.

religious, faith 
・In any faith community there will be some people who believe more strongly than others.

black, white, Asian, etc. 
・The city has a large Asian community.

ethnic 
・Black and other ethnic communities make up 47% of the city’s population.

immigrant 
・The organization advises the immigrant communities on issues that affect them.

gay
・This part of the city has a large gay community.

minority
・There should be better provision for the needs of minority communities.