🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ゲートコミュニティ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ge-to komyuniti

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gated community/ˈɡeɪ.tɪd kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"そのゲートコミュニティには厳重な警備システムがある。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and (often) a closed perimeter of walls and fences.

    "They decided to move into a gated community for better security and privacy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'gated', derived from the Old English 'geat' meaning an opening or barrier, with 'community', originating from the Latin 'communitas' meaning fellowship or public spirit. It emerged in late 20th-century urban planning and sociology to describe residential developments characterized by controlled entrances and privatization of communal spaces.

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🇫🇷French → English

résidence fermée

Transliteration: rezidɑ̃s fɛʁ.me

"Ils habitent dans une résidence fermée avec gardien."

🇩🇪German → English

geschlossene Wohnsiedlung

Transliteration: ɡəˈʃlɔsənə ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ

"Die Luxusvillen befinden sich in einer geschlossenen Wohnsiedlung."

🇮🇹Italian → English

quartiere residenziale recintato

Transliteration: kwarˈtjɛːre reziˈdentsiale retʃinˈtato

"Hanno comprato una casa in un quartiere residenziale recintato."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

urbanización privada

Transliteration: uɾβaniθaˈθjon pɾiˈβaða

"La urbanización privada cuenta con seguridad las veinticuatro horas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

condomínio fechado

Transliteration: kõdoˈminiu feˈʃadu

"Eles moram em um condomínio fechado muito seguro."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सुरक्षित आवासीय कॉलोनी

Transliteration: surakṣit āvāsīya kālonī

"वह एक सुरक्षित आवासीय कॉलोनी में रहते हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

封闭式社区

Transliteration: fēng bì shì shè qū

"许多中产阶级家庭喜欢住在封闭式社区里。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

게이티드 커뮤니티

Transliteration: ge-i-ti-deu keo-mu-ni-ti

"그들은 보안이 철저한 게이티드 커뮤니티로 이사했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ゲートコミュニティ

Transliteration: ge-to komyuniti

"そのゲートコミュニティには厳重な警備システムがある。"

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