gated community

American

noun

a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.

Example Sentences

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I was really intrigued by the fact they all lived in this gated community and that was very soap opera-y to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A few hundred yards below the house, there’s a gated community of about 10 empty weekend cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Advocates say a 50-home gated community approved this week will harm bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The Korean presence is a few dozen senior managers who live in a gated community they built specially on the outskirts of a village a couple of kilometres away.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Long Beach is so different than the gated community I grew up in.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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