“community”

A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)