retirement community

noun

1. a group of houses in a suburban area or a town designed primarily for retired persons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retirement community¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

A retirement community experiences an explosion, and May receives an emergency call from a suicidal teenager.

From Washington Post

It is important to remember that the one square mile of the city of Rehoboth Beach is not a suburban community, nor is it a retirement community.

From Washington Blade

Second, living spaces and residential housing may also have to accommodate this growing elderly population with arrangements that include assisted living, retirement communities and ways for people to age in place.

From No Straight News

Still, she went about her life, visiting her elderly parents and some friends, and attending a crowded Jewish shiva gathering at the retirement community in Rockville where a recently deceased friend lived.

From Washington Post

Founded four years ago, Voyage is working to launch a self-driving taxi service at the Villages, a massive retirement community in Florida.

From Ars Technica

The shooter then moved on to the Village Shalom retirement community, where a woman was killed on the scene.

From The Daily Beast

My favorites are three women who watch together from a retirement community: Ayn Phillips, Teddi Shattuck and Sue Mavro.

From The Daily Beast

In July, Jack and Jeanne Fulton decided that the time had come to move to a retirement community.

From The Daily Beast