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ribbon development
Word Origin
noun
1.
housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.
Origin of
ribbon development
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1925-1930
1925-30
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2016.
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British Dictionary definitions for
ribbon development
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ribbon development
noun
1.
(
Brit
) the building of houses in a continuous row along a main road: common in England between the two World Wars
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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