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The Villages

The Villages proper noun: a retirement community in Sumpter, Lake, Marion, counties of Florida, United States, the largest retirement community in the world.

Proper noun

The Villages

  1. A retirement community in Sumpter, Lake, Marion, counties of Florida, United States, the largest retirement community in the world.
    • Donald Trump didn’t struggle to win the Florida town of Longboat Key in 2024. With a median age of 71.5 — only 6% of its residents are under 50 — it’s the sort of retirement community that built up his margin statewide. Think The Villages, but with better tarpon fishing.2025 October 27, Joshua Benton, “Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets”, in NiemanLab, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2025

Origin of The Villages

From being structured as a planned community of villages for seniors.

Questions about The Villages

What does The Villages mean?
The Villages means a retirement community in Sumpter, Lake, Marion, counties of Florida, United States, the largest retirement community in the world.
What part of speech is The Villages?
The Villages is a proper noun.

Words near The Villages in the dictionary

  1. The Undercliff
  2. The Valley
  3. the very idea
  4. the very thing
  5. the victor gets the spoils
  6. The Villages
  7. The Ville
  8. the vine that ate the South
  9. the voice of the people, the voice of God
  10. the vultures are circling
  11. The Warren

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