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housing development

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noun

  1. a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.

Etymology

Origin of housing development

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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The remaining 75 percent, like the Joshua Grove, which remained too remote for housing development, would be put to other agricultural uses.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Given planning a housing development is generally a multi-year project, there was a positive reception from the housing industry for a four-year programme of funding totalling £4.9bn for affordable homes.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

If he’s not sure about a townhouse in a dystopian housing development, he too can say no.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The debate is testing the limits of California’s statewide push to accelerate housing development by rewarding construction and expediting permitting processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

One evening Farmer and I went to dinner at Pérez’s house, which was as large and well-furnished as a unit in a decent American housing development.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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