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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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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 • Mar. 21, 2026

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 • Feb. 25, 2026

On a housing estate in Hull, two streets honour the story of an American boy who developed a severe brain disease.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

A huge fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing estate has killed at least 36 people, city leader John Lee said on Thursday, adding that 279 people were unaccounted for.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 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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