noun
plural -ties
[count] :a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood)
[count] :a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race, etc.
[count] :a group of nations - usually singular
[noncount] :a feeling of wanting to be with other people or of caring about the other people in a group
[count] biology :a group of animals or plants that live in the same place