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council estate

council estate noun: a housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.

Noun

council estate (plural council estates)

  1. (UK) A housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.
    • A person who has grown up in a council housing estate is likely to be—indeed, visibly is—more middle class in outlook than a person who has grown up in a slum.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn

Synonyms of council estate

Forms of council estate

pluralcouncil estates

Questions about council estate

What does council estate mean?
Council estate means a housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.
What part of speech is council estate?
Council estate is a noun.
What is the plural of council estate?
The plural of council estate is council estates.

Words near council estate in the dictionary

  1. council
  2. council area
  3. council areas
  4. Council Bluffs
  5. council communism
  6. council estate
  7. council estates
  8. Council Grove
  9. council house
  10. council houses
  11. council housing

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