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cohousing
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co·hous·ing  (khouzng)
n.
A living arrangement that combines private living quarters with common dining and activity areas in a community whose residents share in tasks such as childcare.


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All cohousing communities utilize some form of consensus decision making.
First created in Denmark in the late 1960s, cohousing communities are developments where residents live in private homes, but have common areas where social activities like meals are shared with neighbors.
shores from Denmark, 113 cohousing communities have been established that remain in operation as cohousing communities, with about 5,600 residents nationwide, Ragland said.
 
 
 
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