The Villages

proper noun

A retirement community in Sumpter, Lake, Marion, counties of Florida, United States, the largest retirement community in the world.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A retirement community in Sumpter, Lake, Marion, counties of Florida, United States, the largest retirement community in the world.

    Donald Trump didn’t struggle to win the Florida town of Longboat Key in 2024. With a median age of 71.5 — only 6% of its residents are under 50 — it’s the sort of retirement community that built up his margin statewide. Think The Villages, but with better tarpon fishing.

    2025 October 27, Joshua Benton, “Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets”, in NiemanLab, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2025

Origin

From being structured as a planned community of villages for seniors.

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APA

The Villages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Villages

MLA

“The Villages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Villages. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “The Villages,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Villages.

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