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scattersite housing

American  
[skat-er-sahyt] / ˈskæt ərˌsaɪt /
Or scatter-site housing

noun

  1. public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.

Etymology

Origin of scattersite housing

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; scatter + site

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