komunitas

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin commūnitās (community; public spirit).

  • Displaced from earlier komuniteit suffixed from Dutch -iteit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [komuˈnitas]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧mu‧ni‧tas

Noun

komunitas (plural komunitas-komunitas)

  1. community:
    1. a group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
      Synonyms: masyarakat, paguyuban
    2. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
    3. a group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
      Synonym: masyarakat

Alternative forms

Affixed terms

  • berkomunitas

Further reading