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Pronunciation / Transliteration: danchi
"祖父母は古い団地に長く住んでいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large multi-story building containing multiple apartments or flats for residential use.
"Many families moved into the new housing block on the edge of the city." - 2
A group of residential buildings managed or planned together as a single urban unit.
"The municipal council plans to renovate the entire housing block to improve energy efficiency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'housing' derived from Old English 'hūsian' (to provide with a house or shelter) and 'block' coming from Old French 'bloc', originally referring to a solid piece of material or a compact group of buildings. It emerged in urban planning terminology during the 20th century to describe large, multi-story residential buildings constructed efficiently to accommodate numerous families.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Housing block" is said worldwide
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immeuble d'habitation
Transliteration: im-œbl da-bi-ta-sjɔ̃
"Il habite au troisième étage d'un grand immeuble d'habitation."
Wohnblock
Transliteration: ˈvoːnˌblɔk
"Der neue Wohnblock bietet Platz für fünfzig Familien."
palazzo residenziale
Transliteration: pa-latt-so re-zi-den-tsia-le
"Hanno costruito un grande palazzo residenziale nel nostro quartiere."
bloque de viviendas
Transliteration: blo-ke de bi-bien-sas
"El bloque de viviendas fue pintado de color blanco el mes pasado."
bloco de apartamentos
Transliteration: blo-ku dji a-par-ta-men-tus
"Eles moram no último andar daquele bloco de apartamentos."
आवासीय ब्लॉक
Transliteration: aavasiya block
"यह नया आवासीय ब्लॉक शहर के केंद्र के पास स्थित है।"
住宅楼
Transliteration: zhùzhái lóu
"这栋住宅楼里住了很多年轻家庭。"
아파트 단지
Transliteration: apateu danji
"새로운 아파트 단지가 도심 외곽에 건설되고 있습니다."
団地
Transliteration: danchi
"祖父母は古い団地に長く住んでいます。"
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