noun
com·​mu·​ni·​ty kə-ˈmyü-nə-tē 
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1: a unified body of individuals: such as

• people with common interests living in a particular area
• a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society
• a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society
• a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests
• a group linked by a common policy
• the students and staff who attend this school and respect one another and push each other to be better people

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​“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.” 
-bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism