Synonyms

retirement community

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of retirement community

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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We have no debt and live in a continuing-care retirement community.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

These days, Silverblatt lives in a 55-and-up retirement community near Palm Beach with his wife and is looking to eventually buy a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

EVANSTON, Ill.— Bryan and Kay Keenan just paid $2 million for a 1,600-square-foot apartment in The Mather, a swank retirement community here.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Another couple have now had to move into a retirement community because of their advanced ages and failing health.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Because in six months and one day, he and Anne will head to a Florida fifty-five-plus retirement community for their “active adult years.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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