housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

Examples of housing project in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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