Highlands Ranch, CO In theory, a group of people joined together for a common purpose, rather in the spirit of the village that raises a child. In practice, a geographical area in which people reside for reasons of personal convenience. Jane, 60
West Linn, OR A term people once thought could help them explain neighbors they don't understand Jami, 27
Lowell, MA Community is people and thier attitude toward each other. You can have a stong community or a weak community, but what you're talking about is the connection between people, a social network within an area that is available to all people. It's kind of like a club that everyone belongs to. Socrates One
Lowell, MA Any thing breathing some chemical on this planet. Man, bird, fish, plant, and beast.Any definition more restrictive has been created by a human wishing to keep "undesirables" out of their territory and/or daughters. Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA Not much since I'm from New Orleans. There's no real community. Imagine a big gossipy high school where everyone knows everyone else, but they pretend not to. That's New Orleans. Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA A group of people who can rely on each other. They enjoy each others' company which is indicated by the large amount of time they are willing to spend together. When these people come together, they build things, which can be tangible or intangible, and in doing so, they alter the world in their own important way. Shayna, 28
Somerville, MA I aspire to the community of scholars, Fall short of the communion of saints, and Inhabit a piece of Donne's continent. I eschew the Realms of Gold, Skirt the Vale of Tears and Make daily visits to Empires of Imagination. Recently I've been maintaining a small outpost in cyberspace. Jill, 59
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Saylorsburg
Ross Township
Monroe County
Pennsylvania
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Western Hemisphere
Planet Earth
A collection / collaborative / team / bunch of people / family / friends / coworkers / neighbors / citizens who come together to share / strive / work / live a common purpose / goal / vision / dream. Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA Community -- an interacting population of various kinds of individuals in a common location. From Merriam Webster. Laura, 35
Lowell, MA Community to me is a bunch of people who look out for each other, try to maintain a peaceful neighborhood, and look out after each other...and respect each other's privacy. Ernest, 28
Washington, DC A gathering of individuals interacting. Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA A sense of belonging. I have a comunity at where I work. Another with my family and friends and still another at my church were I worship. Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ I guess any group of people who are connected by some underlying common aspect which unites them in regular interactions. . . . mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL