housing estate

noun

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Afterward, his mother moved, with three of the boys, including O’Hagan, to a housing estate in Kilwinning. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 In the film, Izi comes close to finally leaving London’s Kitchen, one of the last housing estates in the city where the wealth gap has reached an extreme. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 Service stations—along with shopping centers and suburban housing estates—were, Frances used to imagine, one of his pickup spots for women. Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 With flags hanging from the terraces, the souk-esque marketplace, and the dancehall at its heart, The Kitchen housing estate feels like a beautiful amalgamation of what makes London so special. Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for housing estate 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of housing estate was in 1904

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“Housing estate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20estate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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