English → Latin
“community” in Latin
cīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colcommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more togetherēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairsconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtcommūnitāsa community; public spirit, a sense of duty and willingness to serve one's communityChrīstiānusChristian
The English word community itself goes back to Latin commūnis, through commūnitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
community
The state: civitas: commune, respublica (τὸ κοινόν): conventus [SYN. in STATE]. the Christian community, Christiani: *populus Christianus (the Christians, collectively taken): *Christiana respublica (the Christians, taken in the sense of forming or constituting one state).
Common possession of anything, communitas (alicujus rei: e.g., vitae et victūs): to be connected with anybody by community of interests, utilitatis communione cum aliquo conjunctum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for community?
- The usual Latin words for “community” are cīvitās, commūnis, rēspūblica; also conveniō, commūnitās, Chrīstiānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.