residential area

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Noun

residential area - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

housing development - a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management; "they live in the new housing development"

housing estate - a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time

district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

planned community - a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents

uptown - a residential part of town away from the central commercial district

suburb, suburban area, suburbia - a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

exurbia - a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia

tenement district - a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

rabbit warren, warren - an overcrowded residential area

Translations

urbanización

References in periodicals archive ?

A new kindergarten opened in Ak Bosogo residential area on the suburbs of Bishkek, reported Bishkek mayor's press office.200 children can attend this kindergarten.

New kindergarten opens in Ak Bosogo residential area on suburbs of Bishkek

A BAHRAINI convicted of illegally setting up a farm in a residential area has lost an appeal to clear his name.

Farm row appeal is rejected

A fire broke out in a residential area in Mandaluyong City past noon Wednesday, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said.

Residential area in Mandaluyong City catches fire

Summary: Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Forest officials on Saturday rescued a leopard from a residential area here in Rajasthan.

Leopard rescued from residential area in Rajasthan

Muscat: Municipal authorities raided a house for bachelors located in a residential area in Muscat Governorate.

Bachelor pad raided in Muscat

A residential area in Quezon City was hit by fire on Saturday morning, according to emergency fire dispatch TXTFire Philippines.

Fire hits QC residential area

A fire broke out in a residential area in Pasay City Saturday afternoon.

Fire razes Pasay residential area

There are a large number of private schools in every residential area of the two cantonments of Rawalpindi, including 200 private schools in the residential areas of RCB and 150 private schools in CCB.

Rawalpindi's cantonment boards ask schools to vacate residential areas

MULTAN -- Commissioner Imran Sikandar Monday taken notice of commercial buildings in residential area of the city.

Commissioner takes notice of commercial activities in residential areas

Police said they have formed a team of officers who were deployed in the residential area and managed to arrest the suspects aged between 16 and 17.