A given segment of a society or a population.
- biotic c. SYN: biocenosis.
- therapeutic c. a specially structured mental hospital or c. health center milieu that provides an effective environment for behavioral changes in patients through resocialization and rehabilitation.
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a) the people with common interests living in a particular area broadly the area itself <the problems of a large \community>
b) an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location
c) a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a \community of retired persons>
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com·mu·ni·ty (kə-muґnĭ-te) a body of individuals living in a defined area or having a common interest or organization.Medical dictionary. 2011.