cohousing

noun

co·​hous·​ing (ˌ)kō-ˈhau̇-ziŋ How to pronounce cohousing (audio)
often attributive
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: semi-communal housing consisting of a cluster of private homes and a shared community space (as for cooking or laundry facilities)

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Today, a variety of retirement homes geared toward them exists around the U.S. A cohousing complex with 28 single-story homes stands in Durham, North Carolina. — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2025 The barrier to entry to build a cohousing development can be high, as this kind of new construction is subject to the same market dynamics as any new building. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 1 Dec. 2024

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First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cohousing was in 1988

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