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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHousing Complex
/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˌkɑːm.pleks/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of similar residential buildings managed as a single entity, typically providing standardized apartments.
"Many families moved into the newly built housing complex on the outskirts of the city." - 2
A planned residential development comprising multiple multi-family buildings and shared communal spaces.
"The housing complex features several parks, a community center, and convenient shopping facilities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'housing' derived from Old English hūsian (to provide with a dwelling) and 'complex' originating from Latin complexus (embraced, encircled). Historically popularized in the mid-20th century with urban planning initiatives, it corresponds directly to terms like the Japanese 'danchi', denoting large clusters of multi-family residential buildings managed as a single entity.
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ensemble immobilier
Transliteration: ɑ̃sɑ̃bl ɛ̃mobiˈlje
"Il habite dans un grand ensemble immobilier près du centre."
Wohnsiedlung
Transliteration: ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ
"Die neue Wohnsiedlung bietet viel Grünfläche für Familien."
complesso residenziale
Transliteration: komˈplɛs.so re.zi.dənˈtsja.le
"Il complesso residenziale è dotato di una piscina comune."
conjunto residencial
Transliteration: konˈxunto reziðenˈsjal
"Compraron un apartamento en un nuevo conjunto residencial."
conjunto habitacional
Transliteration: kõˈʒũtu abiitɐsi.oˈnaw
"O governo construiu um grande conjunto habitacional na periferia."
आवास परिसर
Transliteration: aavas parisar
"नया आवास परिसर बहुत आधुनिक सुविधाओं से लैस है।"
住宅区
Transliteration: zhùzhái qū
"这个住宅区环境优美，交通便利。"
주거 단지
Transliteration: jugeo danji
"새로운 주거 단지가 도시 외곽에 조성되었습니다."
団地
Transliteration: danchi
"彼らは郊外の古い団地で暮らしています。"
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