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houseblock

US/haʊsˈblɒk/

houseblock noun: a group of houses.

Noun

houseblock (plural houseblocks)

  1. A group of houses.
    • The term can designate both a street or a houseblock surrounded by streets and, by extension, a town quarter. The latter is by far the commonest meaning of the term.1998, George John Lolos, Studies in the topography of Sikyonia

Forms of houseblock

pluralhouseblocks

Origin of houseblock

From house + block.

Questions about houseblock

What does houseblock mean?
Houseblock means a group of houses.
What part of speech is houseblock?
Houseblock is a noun.
How do you pronounce houseblock?
Houseblock is pronounced /haʊsˈblɒk/ (US).
What is the plural of houseblock?
The plural of houseblock is houseblocks.

Words near houseblock in the dictionary

  1. housebarn
  2. housebarns
  3. houseblessing
  4. houseblessings
  5. housebling
  6. houseblock
  7. houseblocks
  8. houseboat
  9. houseboater
  10. houseboaters
  11. houseboating

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