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housing estate
noun
a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
Hypernyms: ↑development
Part Holonyms: ↑residential district, ↑residential area, ↑community

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noun
Britain : housing development

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Brit.
See housing development.
[1915-20]

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housing estate noun
A planned residential area, esp one built by a local authority
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Main Entry:house

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housing estate UK US noun [countable] [singular housing estate plural housing estates] british
a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style, especially one built by local government for people with low incomes to live in
Thesaurus: buildings where people live or stayhyponym

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housing estate,
British. = housing project. (Cf.housing project)

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ˈhousing estate [housing estate] (BrE) (also ˈhousing development NAmE, BrE) noun
an area in which a large number of houses or flats/apartments are planned and built together at the same time

They live on a housing estate.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.