MEANING
A planned group of homes developed together as a residential area.
Use it for
Planned residence; shared services; estate identityTreat the development as a neighborhood with routines, not simply a building project.
Words that belong together
- council housing estate
- private housing estate
- new housing estate
On the page
The housing estate had a nursery but no shop when the first families moved in.
A residents' committee kept the housing estate's community room open.
The bus stopped at the housing estate before continuing into the old town.
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Word forms
- Base
- housing estate
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Especially British usage. Can be public or private housing; not necessarily a mansion's grounds, a deprived area, or government-owned. Plural: housing estates. No other inflection applies to this noun.
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