means A group of people connected by shared place, interest, or identity, who feel some sense of belonging to one another.

from From Latin communitas, 'fellowship, shared life,' built on communis, 'common' — itself likely from com- ('together') plus an old root meaning 'duty' or 'gift' (the same root behind 'munificent' and 'munition'). At its heart sits the idea of people bound by mutual obligation, things held in common rather than owned alone. It reached English through Old French comunité in the late Middle Ages.