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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbairro residencial
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baj-ʁu ʁe-zi-dẽ-si-aw
"Eles mudaram-se para um bairro residencial seguro."
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."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'residential', originating from the Latin 'residere' (to remain, reside) via Late Latin and Old French, with 'district', derived from the medieval Latin 'districtum' meaning a territory under a lord's jurisdiction. Together, the compound emerged in modern urban planning and real estate vocabulary to designate areas primarily dedicated to housing rather than commercial or industrial activities.
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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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