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A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.
'''A community''' is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.


The word community comes from the Latin communis, meaning "common, public, shared by all or many."[1] The Latin term "communitatus" from which the English word "community" comes, comprises three elements, "Com" — a Latin prefix meaning with or together, "Munis" — ultimately Proto-Indo-European in origin, it has been suggested that it means "the changes or exchanges that link" (Both municipal and monetary take their meaning here), and "tatus" a Latin suffix suggesting diminutive, small, intimate or local.
The word community is derived from [[Old French]] ''comuneté'', from the [[Latin]] ''communitas'', which is in turn derived from ''communis'', which means "common, public, shared by all or many"<ref>Harper, D. 2001. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=community ''Online Etymology Dictionary.'']</ref>. ''Communis'' comes from a combination of the Latin prefix ''con-'' (which means "together") and the word ''munis'' (which has to do with performing services), plus the noun suffix ''-itas''


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A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.

The word community is derived from Old French comuneté, from the Latin communitas, which is in turn derived from communis, which means "common, public, shared by all or many"[1]. Communis comes from a combination of the Latin prefix con- (which means "together") and the word munis (which has to do with performing services), plus the noun suffix -itas

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