small community
Close group of neighbors
A small community is a group of people living in close proximity, typically in a rural town, village, or neighborhood where residents know one another.
The phrase emphasizes limited population and the social familiarity that comes with it: She grew up in a small community where everyone knew her family.
Small communities are often associated with tight-knit social bonds, shared values, and local traditions.
- communeShared-living community
- kinship groupRelatives as collective unit
- villageSmall rural community
- rural areaLow-density agricultural region
- mountain villageSmall settlement at elevation
hamlet · neighborhood · homesteading · settlement · cooperative · tribe · clan · ethnic enclave · old families · fellowship · belonging · outpost · religious sect · locality · township · porch · everybody knows · word of mouth
- cozy apocalypseEnglish countryside, pastoral setting, rural retreat
small communitymetropolis
Large important city
major city · megalopolis · big city · urban center · megacity
small communityfaceless crowd
small communityurban sprawl
Uncontrolled peripheral development
industrial center · commercial hub · cosmopolitan city · global city · economic powerhouse