Definition of communities

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • communities is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • communities is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • communities is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of communities


  • a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. residential area
    2. residential district
  • agreement as to goals (noun)

    Examples

    1. the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests

    Synonyms

    1. community of interests
  • (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. biotic community
  • a group of nations having common interests (noun)

    Examples

    1. they hoped to join the NATO community
  • a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was well known throughout the Catholic community
    2. the news spread rapidly through the medical community
    3. they formed a community of scientists
  • a group of people living in a particular local area (noun)

    Examples

    1. the team is drawn from all parts of the community
  • common ownership (noun)

    Examples

    1. they shared a community of possessions

See definition of communities in Merriam Webster