housing development

noun

: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management

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In addition to masterminding homes all over the world, Pentreath worked closely with King Charles to conceptualize and build Poundbury, the urban housing development in Dorset. Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025 Creating more housing options and supporting attainable housing development to support residents in all stages of life quickly became a top priority for candidates and resonated with voters countywide. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025 Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025 The father-and-son duo allegedly offered cash in a coffee thermos to an unidentified Antioch councilmember in an attempt to secure a vote in favor of a different housing development known as the Aviano project. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing development

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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