housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

Examples of housing project in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They are also partnered with the Foundation for Senior Living on a 65-unit affordable housing project in an old Catholic school in downtown Flagstaff. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024 Prince William embarked on a two-day visit to the southwest of England on Thursday, May 9, stepping out in Newquay to visit the site of the Duchy of Cornwall’s innovative housing project aimed at addressing homelessness. Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for housing project 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 15 May. 2024.

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