Phrase guide

planned community

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • plănd′ kə-myo͞o′nĭ-tē
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˌpland kəˈmjuː.nɪ.tiː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌplænd kəˈmjuː.nɪ.tiː/ conservative
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌplænd kəˈmju.nɪ.ti/
  • Australian: /ˌplænd kəˈmjʉː.nɪ.tiː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌplɛnd kəˈmjʉː.nə.tiː/
  • Scotland: /ˌpland kəˈmjʉ.nɪ.ti/
  • India: /ˌplanɖ koˈmjuː.nɪ.ʈiː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any community that was carefully planned from its inception, usually constructed on previously unused land, and contrasting with settlements that evolve organically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: planned city, planned town, planned settlement, new town, model city

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: residential district, residential area, community

Narrower terms: retirement community, retirement complex

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ciutat planificada — planned community
  • Catalan: ciutat de nova planta — planned community
  • Catalan: localitat planificada — planned community
  • Dutch: geplande stad — planned community
  • Dutch: nieuwe stad — planned community
  • French: ville nouvelle — planned community
  • French: ville neuve — planned community
  • French: ville planifiée — planned community
  • German: Planstadt — planned community
  • Italian: città di fondazione — planned community
  • Japanese: ニュータウン — planned community
  • Japanese: 計画都市 — planned community
  • Korean: 신도시 (sindosi) — planned community
  • Polish: miasto planowane — planned community
  • Portuguese: cidade planejada — planned community
  • Spanish: ciudad planificada — planned community
  • Spanish: ciudad de nueva planta — planned community
  • Spanish: localidad planificada — planned community
  • Swedish: planerad stad — planned community