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retirement community

American  

noun

  1. 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


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If you’re going to end up in Florida, then you might want to consider buying into a community that will adapt to your needs, like a continuing care retirement community.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Night Nurse” is more about the microcosm of this sleepy retirement community — where money and power still have influence, despite their stasis — than it is the outcome of Eleni and Douglas’ affair.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard and more star in an eight-part series about a retirement community beset by strange happenings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Molina plays Sam Cooper, a retired engineer — that will be important — being brought grumbling to the Boroughs, a posh, city-sized retirement community plopped down in the middle of the Southwestern desert.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Mrs. Miles’s son made her move to a retirement community.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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