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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

코하우징

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kohaujing

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Co-housing/ˈkoʊˌhaʊ.zɪŋ/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"코하우징 단지는 이웃 간의 유대를 강화하는 데 도움을 줍니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their neighborhood, sharing common facilities and resources.

    "Several families moved into the newly established co-housing community to share childcare and gardening duties."
  2. 2

    An intentional community of private homes clustered around shared spaces such as a large kitchen, dining area, or recreational facilities.

    "The co-housing project emphasized sustainability and social connection through its shared central common house."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 20th century, combining the prefix 'co-' (from Latin 'com-', meaning together or in association) with 'housing' (derived from Old English 'hūs', meaning dwelling or shelter). The term originated in Denmark in the 1960s as 'bofællesskab' before being translated and popularized in English-speaking nations to describe collaboratively planned and managed intentional communities.

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