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Meaning of "retirement community" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

retirement community  [rɪˈtaɪəmənt kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retirement community is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETIREMENT COMMUNITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Retirement community

A retirement community is a housing complex designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves; however, assistance from home care agencies is allowed in some communities, and activities and socialization opportunities are often provided. There is not single definition of a retirement community, but some of the characteristics typically are: the community must be age-restricted or age-qualified, residents must be partially or fully retired, and the community offers shared services or amenities. Additionally, there are different types of retirement communities older adults can choose from including: ▪ Independent living communities, which offer no personal care services. ▪ Congregate housing, which includes at least one shared meal per day with other residents. ▪ Mobile homes or RV's for active adults. ▪ Subsidized housing for lower income older adults. ▪ Leisure or lifestyle oriented communities or LORCs, which include various amenities. ▪ Continuing Care Retirement Communities, which are further defined below.

Definition of retirement community in the English dictionary

The definition of retirement community in the dictionary is a specially designed place where retired people live.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETIREMENT COMMUNITY


amenity
əˈmiːnɪtɪ
autoimmunity
ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ
community
kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
discommunity
ˌdɪskəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
disunity
dɪsˈjuːnɪtɪ
equal-opportunity
ˌiːkwəlˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
eternity
ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ
fraternity
frəˈtɜːnɪtɪ
immunity
ɪˈmjuːnɪtɪ
importunity
ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪtɪ
impunity
ɪmˈpjuːnɪtɪ
inopportunity
ɪnˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
intercommunity
ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
maternity
məˈtɜːnɪtɪ
modernity
mɒˈdɜːnɪtɪ
noncommunity
ˌnɒnkəˈmjuːnɪtɪ
opportunity
ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
subcommunity
ˈsʌbkəˌmjuːnɪtɪ
triunity
traɪˈjuːnɪtɪ
unity
ˈjuːnɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

retirant
retire
retired
retired list
retired pay
retiredly
retiredness
retiree
retirement
retirement age
retirement benefit
retirement home
retirement pay
retirement pension
retirement relief
retirer
retiring
retiring age
retiringly
retiringness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

acquired immunity
closed community
equal opportunity
European Atomic Energy Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Community
faith community
farming community
French Community
gated community
global community
golden opportunity
humanity
job opportunity
market opportunity
natural immunity
photo opportunity
student community
therapeutic community
window of opportunity
with impunity

Synonyms and antonyms of retirement community in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retirement community» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Find out the translation of retirement community to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retirement community from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retirement community» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

退休社区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comunidad de retiro
570 millions of speakers

English

retirement community
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेवानिवृत्ति समुदाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجتمع التقاعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пенсионного сообщества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comunidade da aposentadoria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবসর সম্প্রদায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

communauté de retraite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komuniti persaraan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruhestand Gemeinschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

退職コミュニティ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은퇴 커뮤니티
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komunitas pensiun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cộng đồng hưu trí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வு பெற்ற சமூகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवृत्ती समुदाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Emeklilik topluluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comunità di pensionamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

emerytur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пенсійного спільноти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comunitate de pensionare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινότητα συνταξιοδότηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aftree gemeenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pension gemenskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pensjonisttilværelse samfunnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retirement community

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETIREMENT COMMUNITY»

The term «retirement community» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETIREMENT COMMUNITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retirement community

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3 QUOTES WITH «RETIREMENT COMMUNITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retirement community.
1
Megan Boone
I grew up in a retirement community in Florida.
2
Sally Kellerman
No, I don't belong to a retirement community.
3
Jen Kirkman
Instead of saving for someone else's college education, I'm currently saving for a luxury retirement community replete with golf carts and handsome young male nurses who love butterscotch.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETIREMENT COMMUNITY»

Discover the use of retirement community in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retirement community and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Second Chance: Life in a Continuing Care Retirement Community
What is it like to spend your final years in a place with all of the amenities of a fine resort, yet with no family and few if any friends?
Robert Scripps, 2004
2
Refuge of the Honored: Social Organization in a Japanese ...
This book reveals much about Japanese culture, and about the "graying of society" that plagues the newly industrialized countries of Asia.
Yasuhito Kinoshita, Christie W. Kiefer, 1992
3
Settling in: My First Year in a Retirement Community
Settling In is a collection of meditations that came from the journal of Richard Morgan when, at age 74, he moved to a retirement community in Pennsylvania.
Richard Lyon Morgan, 2007
4
The Maturing Marketplace: Buying Habits of Baby Boomers and ...
REASONS FOR MOVING INTO A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Older adults perceive retirement communities as vehicles to continue their active lifestyles. When asked to indicate the reasons people move from a single-family house into a ...
George P. Moschis, 2000
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Cincinnati Magazine
RETIREMENT FACILITY DIRECTORY An inside look at a distinctive retirement community t*%^A^fcCi V^aif^. RETIREMENT SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION /'ve enjoyed painting my entire life and I still do, thanks to all The Courtyard has to  ...
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New Jersey Elder Law
5.06 Advising Client in Inquiry About Residential Life Within Continuing Care Retirement Community § 5.07 Advising Client to Determine Degree of Control over Health Care Issues Within Continuing Care Retirement Community § 5.08 ...
Linda S. Ershow-Levenberg and Peggy Sheahan Knee
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LexisNexis Practice Guide New Jersey Elder Law
5.06 Advising Client in Inquiry About Residential Life Within Continuing Care Retirement Community § 5.07 Advising Client to Determine Degree of Control over Health Care Issues Within Continuing Care Retirement Community § 5.08 ...
Linda S. Ershow-Levenberg, Peggy Sheahan Knee, 2012
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Chronic Illness: Impact and Intervention
Mrs. Saltano did consent to visit a nearby retirement community with two of her adult children and found that some old friends of hers who were also widowed were living there. Her friends seemed happy and active. The apartment she would ...
Ilene Morof Lubkin, Pamala D. Larsen, 2011
9
Health Care Law: A Practical Guide
Substantial numbers of health care providers are non-profit organizations, many of which—like the Retirement Community—are community-based service providers and depend on tax-deductible charitable donations to fund all or part of their ...
Michael G. Macdonald, Kathryn C. Meyer, Beth Essig, 1985
10
Health Care Law: A Practical Guide
Substantial numbers of health care providers are non-profit organizations, many of which—like the Retirement Community—are community-based service providers and depend on tax-deductible charitable donations to fund all or part of their ...
Alison Vratil Mikula, Sarah Abraham, Gretchen Townshend, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETIREMENT COMMUNITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retirement community is used in the context of the following news items.
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Residents celebrate law allowing alcohol at retirement homes
Meadowood Retirement Community residents and guests packed a reception before dinner Friday where they enjoyed snacks, music and beer and wine ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
2
UPDATE: Candle Caused Fire at Retirement Community
Fire crews were called to the Forest Pines retirement community on Devonshire Drive around 1:30 in the morning. When crews arrived, flames and heavy smoke ... «WLTX.com, Jun 15»
3
Power outage over at Scottsdale retirement community
Power has been returned to a Scottsdale retirement community and the residents of all 118 units cleared to return, after an outage forced a nearly three-hour ... «azcentral.com, Jun 15»
4
One killed in fire at Georgia retirement community
Firefighters battle a blaze at the Marshall Square Retirement Resort in Evans, Ga., ... An elderly woman died in a fire at an eastern Georgia retirement community ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jun 15»
5
'Gastrointestinal event' puts 25 percent of Jennings McCall …
Another group care facility, Jennings McCall Continuing Retirement Community in Forest Grove, is enduring a suspected norovirus outbreak, as many such ... «OregonLive.com, May 15»
6
Legislation would allow alcohol at retirement, nursing homes in Ind.
Three Meadowood Retirement Community residents worked on the proposal after the home was cited by state excise police for serving alcohol without an ... «WHAS 11.com, Jan 15»
7
The Billionaire Who Remade Retirement Living On A Massive Scale
Gary Morse, a visionary property developer, transformed a Florida mobile home park into the nation's largest retirement community. The billionaire died ... «NPR, Oct 14»
8
Retirement Community, Catering to People Born in India, Part of …
Geeta Chandran checks on the flowers in her garden at ShantiNiketan, a retirement community for people from India, in Tavares. ShantiNiketan is one of a ... «The Ledger, Jul 14»
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Watch: Retirement Community Recreates 'Happy' Video in New …
Add one more to your list of “Happy” music video remakes. This latest one is extra sweet: its stars are residents of a retirement community in New Zealand. «Celebuzz, Jul 14»
10
Shooter was frequent visitor to Friendship Retirement Community
The man who was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Monday night at Friendship Retirement Community in Roanoke County had a 9 mm pistol and a BB ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 14»

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