built environment

noun

All the physical things constructed by humans as aids to living.

Meanings

nounbuilt environment (plural built environments)

plural built environments

  1. All the physical things constructed by humans as aids to living.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 建成環境 /建成环境
  • 建成環境 /建成环境 (jiànchéng huánjìng)physical things constructed by humans as aids to living
Finnish rakennettu ympäristö
  • rakennettu ympäristöphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
Indonesian lingkungan binaan, lingkungan terbangun
  • lingkungan binaanphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
  • lingkungan terbangunphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
  • lingkungan tertataphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
Malay persekitaran terbina, alam bina
  • persekitaran terbinaphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
  • alam binaphysical things constructed by humans as aids to living
Russian иску́сственная среда́
  • иску́сственная среда́ (iskússtvennaja sredá)physical things constructed by humans as aids to living
Cite this entry
APA

built environment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/built%20environment

MLA

“built environment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/built%20environment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “built environment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/built%20environment.

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