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cohousing

cohousing noun: housing in which the residents' private space is supplemented by communal facilities such as a shared kitchen and/or dining room.

Noun

cohousing (uncountable)

  1. Housing in which the residents' private space is supplemented by communal facilities such as a shared kitchen and/or dining room.
    • There are close to 200 of these cohousing communities across the country – according to The Cohousing Association – designed to facilitate community through shared resources and common spaces. Members admit there are many tradeoffs to living in such close proximity to their neighbors including...2024 December 6, Katia Riddle, “How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people”, in Shots, NPR, retrieved 07 Dec 2024

Origin of cohousing

From co- + housing.

Questions about cohousing

What does cohousing mean?
Cohousing means housing in which the residents' private space is supplemented by communal facilities such as a shared kitchen and/or dining room.
What part of speech is cohousing?
Cohousing is a noun.

Words near cohousing in the dictionary

  1. cohostessing
  2. cohosting
  3. cohosts
  4. cohouse
  5. cohoused
  6. cohousing
  7. Cohran
  8. Cohrans
  9. COHs
  10. cohumulone
  11. Cohuna

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