Some Definitions

Community (abridged, from Webster’s) n.

^1. “unified body of individuals,” people with common interests living in a particular area; interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as a species) in a common location; body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through larger society; [from Pocket Webster’s]; “a body  of people living in the same place under the same laws”

          ^2. “society at large”

          ^3. “joint ownership or participation,” social activity, social state, or condition

From Spring, 2001 (Sweet Briar College)

Community

"A group of people voluntarily united in mutual respect to achieve common goals, guided by social values, held justly accountable for their actions, and strengthened by diversity."

From Spring, 2002

Community

"A group of people who communicate and interact regularly in a common space and are guided by shared values, interests, and goals."