eco-neighborhood

eco-neigh·bor·hood
US/ˈiː.kəʊ ˌneɪbɚˌhʊd/

noun

neighborhood designed and organized in order to reduce the environmental impact of its activity

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Meanings

nouneco-neighborhood (plural eco-neighborhoods)

plural eco-neighborhoods · alternative UK eco-neighbourhood

  1. biologyneighborhood designed and organized in order to reduce the environmental impact of its activity

    The Beddington eco-neighborhood was opened in 2002 on a former landfill site in Sutton, a residential borough of South London.

    2021 March 24, 6 eco-neighbourhoods to discover in Europe

Origin

From eco- + neighborhood.

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Translations

Portuguese ecobairro
  • ecobairroneighborhood designed and organized in order to reduce the environmental impact of its activity
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APA

eco-neighborhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-neighborhood

MLA

“eco-neighborhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-neighborhood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eco-neighborhood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-neighborhood.

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