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gated communities

gated communities is the plural of gated community.

Meaning of gated community

Noun

gated community (plural gated communities)

  1. A residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post.
    • In physical terms, a gated community is a walled or fenced housing development to which public access is restricted and often guarded using CCTV and/or security personnel.2008, Sarah Blandy, “Secession or cohesion? Exploring the impact of gated communities”, in John Flint, David Robinson, editors, Community Cohesion in Crisis?: New Dimensions of Diversity and...
  2. (broadly) Anything exclusive having restricted access.
    • Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city.2023 November 6, Eliza Shapiro, “Inside the Private World the Richest New Yorkers Built for Themselves”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2024

Questions about gated communities

What is gated communities the plural of?
Gated communities is the plural of gated community.

Words near gated communities in the dictionary

  1. gatecrashers
  2. gatecrashes
  3. gatecrashing
  4. gatecrashings
  5. gated
  6. gated communities
  7. gated community
  8. gated off
  9. gatefold
  10. gatefolded
  11. gatefolding

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