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Definition of retirement home noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retirement home

noun

/rɪˈtaɪəmənt həʊm/

/rɪˈtaɪərmənt həʊm/

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a house or apartment in which a person lives in old age, especially one in a group of homes specially designed for older people
- a new development of 35 one-bedroom and two-bedroom retirement homes
Topics Life stagesb2

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a place where old people live and are cared for compare care home, nursing homeTopics Life stagesb2

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