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    [Noun]  | "co*hous*ing" | \ (ˌ)kō-ˈhau̇-ziŋ \


    1: semi-communal housing consisting of a cluster of private homes and a shared community space (as for cooking or laundry facilities)


    Origin: 1988 ;

     [ "cohousing" ]

    1: Semi-communal housing formed with an aim toward Earth-friendly, closer-knit living. Legally, the decision to co-own and care for common areas clustered among privately-owned homes is a significant cultural artifact.

      * e.g.,  ... Cohousing groups commit to participatory group-governance. 

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    1: Form of multi-family housing focused on community, sustainability, and growing and aging well. Most are owner-built and include common spaces intended to be used on a day-to-day basis.

      * e.g.,  ... There are 115 cohousing communities in 23 states in the US and many in other countries - the concept was brought to the US in the late 80s from Denmark. I live at Songaia Cohousing, a cohouding communiting of 35 people living on 11 acres in 15 homes near Seattle. Lots of info is available on the web. 

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