Yhteisö on esimerkiksi elämänmuodon, taloudellisten tai aatteellisten päämäärien perusteella kokonaisuuden muodostava ihmisryhmä tai yhteenliittymä.
A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.