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Pronunciation / Transliteration: āvāsīya blŏk
"इस क्षेत्र में कई नए आवासीय ब्लॉक बनाए जा रहे हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large building or group of buildings divided into separate apartments or flats for people to live in.
"The city council plans to build a new residential block in the downtown area." - 2
A specific section or cluster of residential buildings within a larger neighborhood or urban grid.
"Police increased patrols around the residential block after a series of minor thefts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of residential, from Latin residentem (dwelling, staying), and block, from Old French bloc (mass or lump). The compound gained prominence in 20th-century urban planning and architectural terminology to describe high-density multi-family housing complexes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Residential block" is said worldwide
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immeuble résidentiel
Transliteration: imœbl rezidɑ̃sjɛl
"Il habite dans un grand immeuble résidentiel."
Wohnblock
Transliteration: voːnˌblɔk
"Der neue Wohnblock bietet Platz für fünfzig Familien."
blocco residenziale
Transliteration: blɔkko rezidɛntsjale
"Hanno costruito un nuovo blocco residenziale in periferia."
bloque residencial
Transliteration: bloque resiðenθjal
"El bloque residencial cuenta con zonas verdes y piscina."
bloco residencial
Transliteration: bloku ʁezidẽsjaw
"Eles moram no terceiro andar daquele bloco residencial."
आवासीय ब्लॉक
Transliteration: āvāsīya blŏk
"इस क्षेत्र में कई नए आवासीय ब्लॉक बनाए जा रहे हैं।"
住宅楼
Transliteration: zhùzhái lóu
"这片新区有很多现代化的住宅楼。"
주거용 건물
Transliteration: jugeoyong geonmul
"그 도시에는 많은 주거용 건물이 새로 들어섰다."
住宅団地
Transliteration: jūtaku danchi
"私たちはその大きな住宅団地に住んでいます。"
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