Phrase guide

housing estate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of often architecturally similar buildings constructed at the same time, primarily for residential accommodation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: development

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Carpathian Rusyn: сідлі́ско (sidlísko) — group of buildings
  • Catalan: urbanització — group of buildings
  • Czech: sídliště — group of buildings
  • Dutch: woonwijk — group of buildings
  • Finnish: aluerakennuskohde — group of buildings
  • French: lotissement — group of buildings
  • French: grand ensemble — group of buildings
  • German: Wohnsiedlung — group of buildings
  • German: Siedlung — group of buildings
  • Hungarian: lakótelep — group of buildings
  • Irish: eastát — group of buildings
  • Irish: eastát tithíochta — group of buildings
  • Macedonian: компле́кс (kompléks) — group of buildings
  • Norwegian Bokmål: boligfelt — group of buildings
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bustadfelt — group of buildings
  • Polish: osiedle mieszkaniowe — group of buildings
  • Polish: osiedle — group of buildings
  • Portuguese: conjunto habitacional — group of buildings
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionad-thaighean — group of buildings
  • Slovak: sídlisko — group of buildings
  • Spanish: gran conjunto — group of buildings
  • Spanish: ensemble — group of buildings
  • Spanish: urbanización — group of buildings
  • Ukrainian: житлови́й ко́мплекс (žytlovýj kómpleks) — group of buildings