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sink estate

sink estate noun: a council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates.

Noun

sink estate (plural sink estates)

  1. (UK) A council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates.

Forms of sink estate

pluralsink estates

Questions about sink estate

What does sink estate mean?
Sink estate means a council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates.
What part of speech is sink estate?
Sink estate is a noun.
What is the plural of sink estate?
The plural of sink estate is sink estates.

Words near sink estate in the dictionary

  1. Sinj
  2. Sinjari
  3. sinjarite
  4. Sinjhu
  5. sink
  6. sink estate
  7. sink estates
  8. sink function
  9. sink functions
  10. sink hole
  11. sink holes

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