housing estate

American  

noun

British.

1. housing development.

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housing estate British  

noun

1. a planned area of housing, often with its own shops and other amenities

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Etymology

Origin of housing estate

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Survivors who escaped the massive blaze that killed 168 people at a Hong Kong housing estate last year told a public hearing Tuesday they still blame themselves for failing to save their neighbours.

From Barron's

O'Donnell, who had abandoned the car in a nearby housing estate, was found staggering along the street a short time later and arrested.

From BBC

The article used a photo of a group of South Asian men in tracksuits next to a coach in a housing estate.

From BBC

Chan also earmarked US$510 million for long-term housing arrangements for people displaced in a deadly housing estate fire last year.

From Barron's

"We can go to housing estates and parks... anywhere we can get in with the truck, we can display art," said Carpenter.

From BBC