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vertical kampong

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Singapore/ˈvɜːtɪkəl ˈkʌmpɔŋ/

vertical kampong noun: a programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.

Noun

vertical kampong (countable and uncountable, plural vertical kampongs)

  1. (Singapore, uncountable) A programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.
    • I am happy to note that the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is going to promote informal volunteerism through the Vertical Kampong initiative.2011 January 25, Goh Chok Tong, “Speech by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister, at the opening plenary of the 21st International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Volunteer Conference”, in...
    • That’s why NVPC has a programme called “Vertical Kampung” — to recapture the spirit of the kampong in our high-rise jungles.2012, “Reclaiming Singapore's Lost Soul: An Interview with Stanley Tan”, in Singapore Management University, retrieved 25 Oct 2015
  2. (Singapore, countable) An integrated high-rise complex with public facilities such as housing, health care, and hawker centres.
    • The “vertical kampong” that is being planned in Woodlands will bring together homes, shops, clinics, childcare and eldercare services, a hawker centre, gardens and public spaces under one roof.2013 August 17, Feng Zhengkun, “Woodlands to get "vertical kampong"”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 25 Oct 2015
    • And just last month, in my own constituency in Woodlands, I launched the new integrated development next to Admiralty MRT station, described as a vertical kampong where exciting integration of various kinds of diverse facilities, health, childcare, and elderly living, a hawker centre and a...2013 August 19, Khaw Boon Wan, “Speech by Minister Khaw Boon Wan at the HDB Exhibition 2013”, in Ministry of National Development, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016

Forms of vertical kampong

pluralvertical kampongs
alternative formvertical kampung

Origin of vertical kampong

From vertical (referring to high-rise buildings) + kampong.

Questions about vertical kampong

What does vertical kampong mean?
Vertical kampong means a programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.
What part of speech is vertical kampong?
Vertical kampong is a noun.
How do you pronounce vertical kampong?
Vertical kampong is pronounced /ˈvɜːtɪkəl ˈkʌmpɔŋ/ (Singapore).
What is the plural of vertical kampong?
The plural of vertical kampong is vertical kampongs.

Words near vertical kampong in the dictionary

  1. vertical integrations
  2. vertical interval
  3. vertical intervals
  4. vertical jump
  5. vertical jump test
  6. vertical kampong
  7. vertical kampongs
  8. vertical kampung
  9. vertical kampungs
  10. vertical leap
  11. vertical lift module

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