cohousing
Americannoun
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a cooperative living arrangement in which people build a cluster of single-family houses around a common building for shared meals, child care, guest rooms, etc.
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the cluster of houses with the common building.
Etymology
Origin of cohousing
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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In California, the Burwens created a cohousing community on an acre of land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
“What we did can and is being done around the country,” says David, adding that there are about 150 cohousing communities in North America, many focused on those in the last third of their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
There are also cohousing communities where individual homes — sometimes even tiny homes — are arranged around a building with a communal space such as a dining room.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
If Choiss is successful, it would become the location for one of the first cohousing projects to get off the ground in Scotland.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2021
Advertising itself as an “urban, intentional community,” the cohousing community I visited features a modern, stylish building designed primarily for seniors and, according to its website, is home to 36 “lively and creative” individuals.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2020
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