planned community

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: plănd′ kə-myo͞o′nĭ-tē
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (contemporary) /ˌpland kəˈmjuː.nɪ.tiː/, (conservative) /ˌplænd kəˈmjuː.nɪ.tiː/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌplænd kəˈmju.nɪ.ti/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌplænd kəˈmjʉː.nɪ.tiː/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌplɛnd kəˈmjʉː.nə.tiː/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌpland kəˈmjʉ.nɪ.ti/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˌplanɖ koˈmjuː.nɪ.ʈiː/
  • Hyphenation: planned com‧mu‧ni‧ty

Noun

planned community (plural planned communities)

  2. Any community that was carefully planned from its inception, usually constructed on previously unused land, and contrasting with settlements that evolve organically.
    Synonyms: planned city, planned town, planned settlement; (Simple English) new town; model city

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