gated community

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gated community

noun gated communities

  1. A residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post. In physical terms, a gated community is a walled or fenced housing development to which public access is restricted and often guarded using CCTV and/or security personnel.

    Similar: walled community, subdivision

  2. broadly Anything exclusive having restricted access. Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city.

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noun a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post

日本語ゲートコミュニティ gētokomyuniti
中文門禁社區 /门禁社区
Portuguêscondomínio fechado
Françaisrésidence fermée, quartier fermé
DeutschGated Community
Русскийохраняемый жилой комплекс oxranjajemyj žiloj kompleks, закрытый жилой комплекс zakrytyj žiloj kompleks

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@misc{gated_community_2026,
  title = {gated community},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gated%20community},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}