council estate

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council estate

noun council estates

UK A housing estate consisting, entirely or principally, of council housing. A person who has grown up in a council housing estate is likely to be—indeed, visibly is—more middle class in outlook than a person who has grown up in a slum.
Similar: council housing estate, scheme

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@misc{council_estate_2026,
  title = {council estate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/council%20estate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}