nail houses

A form of nail house — A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nail house
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nail houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20houses

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“nail houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail houses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20houses.

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