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gated community

gated community noun: a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post.

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

gated community meaning in Tamil

gated community in Tamil

பல்முனை வளாகம், காப்புக் குடியிருப்பு

Synonyms of gated community

Forms of gated community

pluralgated communities

Questions about gated community

What does gated community mean?
Gated community means a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post.
What is gated community in Tamil?
Gated community in Tamil is பல்முனை வளாகம், காப்புக் குடியிருப்பு. See Gated community meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gated community?
Gated community is a noun.
What is the plural of gated community?
The plural of gated community is gated communities.

Words near gated community in the dictionary

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

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