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A group of, often architecturally similar, buildings built at the same time. Primarily for residential accommodation, estates may also include commercial facilities.
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housing estate — UK US noun [C] UK PROPERTY, GOVERNMENT ► a group of houses built together in a planned way, sometimes by the local government of an area in order to provide houses for people to rent or buy at a low cost: »The Prime Minister visited a London… … Financial and business terms
housing estate — housing estates N COUNT A housing estate is the same as a housing development. [BRIT] … English dictionary
housing estate — n. Brit. a housing development: see DEVELOPMENT (sense 4) … English World dictionary
housing estate — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a residential area planned and built as a unit … English terms dictionary
Housing estate — A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building… … Wikipedia
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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
housing estate — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms housing estate : 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 … English dictionary
housing estate — housing es.tate BrE housing de.velopment AmE n a large number of houses that have been built together in a planned way →↑council house … Dictionary of contemporary English
housing estate — hous′ing estate n. cvb brit. housing development • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
housing estate — noun Date: 1920 British housing development … New Collegiate Dictionary
housing estate — Brit. See housing development. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
