Meanings
plural gated communities
- 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.
2008, Sarah Blandy, “Secession or cohesion? Exploring the impact of gated communities”, in John Flint, David Robinson, editors, Community Cohesion in Crisis?: New Dimensions of Diversity and Difference, Policy Press, →ISBN, page 239Synonyms: walled community, subdivision
- broadlyAnything 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.
2023 November 6, Eliza Shapiro, “Inside the Private World the Richest New Yorkers Built for Themselves”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 門禁社區 /门禁社区
- 門禁社區 /门禁社区a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Danish gated community
- gated communitya residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Dutch hekwerkwijk
- hekwerkwijka residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
French résidence fermée, quartier fermé
- résidence ferméea residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
- quartier ferméa residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
German Gated Community
- Gated Communitya residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Hungarian (őrzött) lakópark
- (őrzött) lakóparka residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Japanese ゲートコミュニティ
- ゲートコミュニティ (gētokomyuniti)a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Polish zamknięte osiedle
- zamknięte osiedlea residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Portuguese condomínio fechado
- condomínio fechadoa residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Russian охраняемый жилой комплекс, закрытый жилой комплекс
- охраняемый жилой комплекс (oxranjajemyj žiloj kompleks)a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
- закрытый жилой комплекс (zakrytyj žiloj kompleks)a residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Swedish grindsamhälle
- grindsamhällea residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post
Cite this entry
gated community. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gated%20community
“gated community.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gated%20community. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gated community,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gated%20community.
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