🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

団地

Pronunciation / Transliteration: danchi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Housing Complex/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˈkɒm.plɛks/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼らは郊外の古い団地で暮らしています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of similar residential buildings managed as a single entity, typically providing standardized apartments.

    "Many families moved into the newly built housing complex on the outskirts of the city."
  2. 2

    A planned residential development comprising multiple multi-family buildings and shared communal spaces.

    "The housing complex features several parks, a community center, and convenient shopping facilities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'housing complex' combines 'housing', derived from the Old English 'hūs', meaning 'dwelling', and 'complex', from the Latin 'complexus', meaning 'embracing'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe a group of residential buildings designed for community living.

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