Intercommunity

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A connection or interaction existing among various communities encompasses collaboration, sharing, and mutual influence between them
2. Engagement or relationships that develop between differing community groups highlight the exchanges and interactions they have
3. Relating to or involving interactions that take place among different communities

Etymology: "Intercommunity" is about as transparent as English compounds get: the prefix "inter-", meaning "between" or "among", attached to "community". Its sense is simply "between communities," which is why it describes relations that run across groups rather than within one. The prefix itself comes from Latin "inter", "between" or "among," which English has used in countless formations like "international" and "interact." Speakers can coin such combinations freely, so this adjective arose as an ordinary extension of "intercommunal" and related forms rather than as a single famous invention. Because the construction is so regular, the word's meaning follows directly from its parts. Once readers see "inter-" plus any noun, they can usually predict the sense of the whole, which explains why formations like this appear wherever writers need to describe relations between groups.

Synonyms: cross-community, intergroup, community-wide, joint, collaborative

Antonyms: isolated, separate, independent, disconnected, segregated