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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquartiere residenziale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwar-tye-re re-zi-den-tsya-le
"La nostra casa si trova in un tranquillo quartiere residenziale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of a town or city used primarily for housing rather than for offices, factories, or commercial enterprises.
"Families prefer to live in a quiet residential district away from the industrial noise." - 2
A legally zoned municipal region restricted predominantly to dwellings and related community facilities like schools and parks.
"The city council proposed new zoning laws to protect the quiet character of the residential district."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'residential', originating from Latin 'residentem' (dwelling, residing), and 'district', from Old French 'district' and Medieval Latin 'districtus' (territory under a lord's jurisdiction). Together, the compound reflects the modern urban planning terminology established during the 19th-century industrial expansion to separate housing zones from commercial and industrial areas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Residential district" is said worldwide
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quartier résidentiel
Transliteration: kar-tye re-zi-dã-sjel
"Il habite dans un quartier résidentiel calme."
Wohnviertel
Transliteration: voːnˌfɪʁtl̩
"Das neue Wohnviertel liegt am Stadtrand."
quartiere residenziale
Transliteration: kwar-tye-re re-zi-den-tsya-le
"La nostra casa si trova in un tranquillo quartiere residenziale."
distrito residencial
Transliteration: dis-tri-to re-si-den-syal
"El distrito residencial cuenta con muchos parques y árboles."
bairro residencial
Transliteration: baj-ʁu ʁe-zi-dẽ-si-aw
"Eles mudaram-se para um bairro residencial seguro."
आवासीय क्षेत्र
Transliteration: aavasiya kshetra
"यह एक शांत आवासीय क्षेत्र है।"
住宅区
Transliteration: zhù zhái qū
"这座城市正在扩建新的住宅区。"
주거 지역
Transliteration: jugeo jiyeok
"이 도시는 조용한 주거 지역이 많습니다."
住宅街
Transliteration: jūtaku-gai
"その住宅街は夜とても静かです。"
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