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housing estate

American

noun

British.

housing development.

housing estate British

noun

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

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When moving into a block of flats, or even a new housing estate the cost of maintenance can pose a financial burden for homeowners.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Officials also announced Monday that some of the exterior netting used on scaffolding at the housing estate did not meet fire-resistance standards.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

The blaze rapidly engulfed several towers at the housing estate, which includes eight buildings of 31 floors each and that have a combined total of 1,984 units.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

It engulfed seven of the eight buildings - comprising 1,800 units - in Wang Fuk Court, a subsidised housing estate built in 1983 to the north of Hong Kong Island, where the city's wealthy live.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The sound of a housing estate in the morning is audible a long way off.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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