Meanings
nouncouncil estate (plural council estates)
plural council estates
- UKA housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.
A person who has grown up in a council housing estate is likely to be—indeed, visibly is—more middle class in outlook than a person who has grown up in a slum.
1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the UnicornSynonyms: council housing estate, scheme
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing.
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Finnish kaupungin vuokra-asuntoalue
- kaupungin vuokra-asuntoaluea housing estate consisting of council housing
Irish eastát comhairle, eastát tithíochta comhairle
- eastát comhairlea housing estate consisting of council housing
- eastát tithíochta comhairlea housing estate consisting of council housing
Polish budownictwo komunalne
- budownictwo komunalnea housing estate consisting of council housing
Welsh stad cyngor, ystad cyngor
- stad cyngora housing estate consisting of council housing
- ystad cyngora housing estate consisting of council housing
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council estate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/council%20estate
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“council estate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/council%20estate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “council estate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/council%20estate.
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