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| deinstitutionalize |
to enable (one who has been institutionalized, such as a mental patient) to live away from the institution, within the community. [1/2 definitions] |
| EC |
abbreviation of "European Community." (See EEC.) |
| ecosystem |
a community of living things that interact with each other for their survival, together with their surrounding environment. |
| E.E.C. |
abbreviation of "European Economic Community," an economic association of major western European countries mainly designed to eliminate tariffs on trade among member nations and establish uniform tariffs on goods from other countries; Common Market. |
| ekistics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of human settlements, including their history and design, and community planning. |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of twenty-seven democratic countries formed from the European Economic Community in 1993. The union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. |
| Euratom |
the European Atomic Energy Community, comprised of six nations to coordinate the development and marketing of their nuclear resources. |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| extramural |
outside the boundaries, as of a campus or community. [1/2 definitions] |
| fair2 |
a local gathering of people in which there are things for sale such as crafts or prepared foods and in which there are games and other amusements. The purpose of such an event is typically community fellowship and fund-raising. [1/3 definitions] |
| fellowship |
a community sharing common tastes and interests. [1/4 definitions] |
| food cycle |
the interconnected food chains in a community. |
| food web |
the network of interacting food chains within an ecological community. |
| global village |
the world considered as a single community, made so by modern air travel, mass media, and the like. |
| government |
the direction and control exercised politically over people living in a community, state, or nation. [2/4 definitions] |
| holy man |
in some cultures, one who is attributed with the power to heal the sick and to guide the community. [1/2 definitions] |
| house-raising |
a coming together of members of a rural community for the purpose of building a home or putting up the framework and roof of a home for another member. |
| individualism |
the pursuit of individual needs and concerns, sometimes ignoring the needs and concerns of the community. [1/2 definitions] |
| intercommunity |
combined form of community. |
| Junior League |
in the United States, an association of women of high economic and social status who do volunteer work in the local community. |
| kampong |
a small Malay village or community. |
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