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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesurbanización privada
Pronunciation / Transliteration: uɾβaniθaˈθjon pɾiˈβaða
"La urbanización privada cuenta con seguridad las veinticuatro horas."
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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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résidence fermée
Transliteration: rezidɑ̃s fɛʁ.me
"Ils habitent dans une résidence fermée avec gardien."
geschlossene Wohnsiedlung
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃlɔsənə ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ
"Die Luxusvillen befinden sich in einer geschlossenen Wohnsiedlung."
quartiere residenziale recintato
Transliteration: kwarˈtjɛːre reziˈdentsiale retʃinˈtato
"Hanno comprato una casa in un quartiere residenziale recintato."
urbanización privada
Transliteration: uɾβaniθaˈθjon pɾiˈβaða
"La urbanización privada cuenta con seguridad las veinticuatro horas."
condomínio fechado
Transliteration: kõdoˈminiu feˈʃadu
"Eles moram em um condomínio fechado muito seguro."
सुरक्षित आवासीय कॉलोनी
Transliteration: surakṣit āvāsīya kālonī
"वह एक सुरक्षित आवासीय कॉलोनी में रहते हैं।"
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。"
게이티드 커뮤니티
Transliteration: ge-i-ti-deu keo-mu-ni-ti
"그들은 보안이 철저한 게이티드 커뮤니티로 이사했다."
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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