n, pl  -ties  :  a unified body of individuals: as  a  :  the people with common interests living in a particular area : broadly  :  the area itself <the problems of a large >   b  :  an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location  c  :  a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society <a of retired persons>  .
 
 
 
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