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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescité HLM
Pronunciation / Transliteration: si-te a-el-em
"Il grandit dans une grande cité HLM en banlieue parisienne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A residential area consisting of a large number of houses or apartments built as a single plan by a local authority or private developer.
"Many families moved from the inner city to the newly developed housing estate on the outskirts." - 2
A self-contained district with a uniform architectural design intended primarily for residential living.
"The local council plans to improve public transport links to the suburban housing estate."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'housing', derived from Old English 'hūs' (dwelling, house) via the Germanic root, and 'estate', originating from Old French 'estat' and Latin 'status' (standing, condition, position). Historically popularized in the 20th century to describe planned residential developments built by governments or private developers to provide organized communities.
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cité HLM
Transliteration: si-te a-el-em
"Il grandit dans une grande cité HLM en banlieue parisienne."
Siedlung
Transliteration: ziːdlʊŋ
"Die neue Siedlung bietet modernen Wohnraum für junge Familien."
quartiere residenziale
Transliteration: kwar-tye-re re-zi-den-tsya-le
"Il nuovo quartiere residenziale è dotato di ampi spazi verdi."
urbanización
Transliteration: uɾ.βa.ni.zaˈsjon
"Compraron una casa adosada en una urbanización tranquila."
conjunto habitacional
Transliteration: kõˈʒũ.tu a.bi.ta.siˈo.naw
"O governo construiu um novo conjunto habitacional para famílias de baixa renda."
आवासीय क्षेत्र
Transliteration: aavasiya kshetra
"यह नया आवासीय क्षेत्र शहर के बहुत करीब है।"
住宅区
Transliteration: zhù zhái qū
"这个住宅区环境优美，设施齐全。"
주거 단지
Transliteration: jugeo danji
"그 대규모 주거 단지에는 많은 편의시설이 있다."
住宅団地
Transliteration: jūtaku danchi
"郊外にある大きな住宅団地に引っ越しました。"
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