community : Idioms & Phrases

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association of islamic groups and communities

  • noun a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
    Kaplan Group; Caliphate State.
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bedroom community

  • noun a community where many commuters live
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biotic community

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

  • noun the body of individuals who manage businesses
    businessmen.
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community center

  • noun a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities
    civic center.
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community chest

  • noun a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare
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community college

  • noun a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community
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community of interests

  • noun agreement as to goals
    community.
    • the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
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community of scholars

  • noun the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees
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community property

  • noun property and income belonging jointly to a married couple
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community service

  • noun a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
    public service.
  • noun an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
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european community

  • noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
    Europe; European Community; EC; Common Market; EU; European Union; EEC.
    • he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
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european economic community

  • noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
    Europe; European Community; EC; Common Market; EU; European Union; EEC.
    • he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
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intelligence community

  • noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
    Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; IC.
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islamic community

  • noun a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
    Jemaah Islamiyah; Islamic Group; Malaysian Mujahidin Group; JI; Malaysia Militant Group.
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  • noun the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    legal profession; bar.
    • he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
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medical community

  • noun the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine
    medical profession.
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national intelligence community

  • noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
    Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; IC.
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planned community

  • noun a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
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retirement community

  • noun a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
    retirement complex.
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speech community

  • noun people sharing a given language or dialect
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united states intelligence community

  • noun a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
    Intelligence Community; National Intelligence Community; IC.
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