housing scheme
noun British
a local-authority housing plan
the houses built according to such a plan; housing estate
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Often shortened to: scheme
Words nearby housing scheme
housing association, housing benefit, housing development, housing estate, housing project, housing scheme, housing start, Housman, Houssay, Houston, houstonia
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