1. A group of people or a social community that is legally safeguarded from discrimination, persecution, or harmful treatment, often based on characteristics such as religion, ethnicity, or social status
The government established laws to ensure the protected community could practice their religion freely.
O governo estabeleceu leis para garantir que a comunidade protegida pudesse praticar sua religião livremente.
2. In ecology and environmental science, a group of organisms or species in a specific habitat that is legally or officially protected from exploitation or damage
Marine biologists work to preserve the protected community of coral reef inhabitants.
Os biólogos marinhos trabalham para preservar a comunidade protegida de habitantes de recifes de coral.