How do you use "Council estate" in a sentence?

Grew up on a council estate. A rough council estate. Council estate kids made good.

Council estate

Q: What does "Council estate" mean?

Social housing development Housing built and managed by local councils (government) for people who cannot afford private housing. Often used with class connotations.

Slang Term British ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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Meaning: Social housing development

政府公共住宅区

Urbanización de viviendas sociales

公営住宅団地

공영 주택 단지

Housing built and managed by local councils (government) for people who cannot afford private housing. Often used with class connotations.

由地方政府建造和管理的住宅区，为买不起私人住房的人提供住所。常带有阶级色彩使用。

Viviendas construidas y gestionadas por los ayuntamientos (gobierno local) para personas que no pueden permitirse vivienda privada. A menudo se usa con connotaciones de clase.

民間の住宅を購入できない人のために地方自治体（政府）が建設・管理する住宅団地。階級的な含みを持って使われることが多い。

지방 의회(정부)가 민간 주택을 감당할 수 없는 사람들을 위해 건설·관리하는 주택 단지. 종종 계층적 함의를 담아 사용된다.

Examples

Grew up on a council estate.
在政府公房区长大的
creció en una urbanización de protección oficial
公営住宅団地で育った
공영 주택 단지에서 자랐다.
A rough council estate.
治安很差的公房区
una urbanización social conflictiva
治安の悪い公営住宅団地
치안이 안 좋은 공영 주택 단지.
Council estate kids made good.
公房区的孩子出人头地了
chicos de barrio obrero que triunfaron
公営住宅出身の子どもたちが成功した
공영 주택 출신 아이들이 성공했다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: housing, class discussion

Tone: factual, can be loaded

✓ Do Say

Council estate background
公房区出身的背景
origen de vivienda social
公営住宅出身の背景
공영 주택 단지 출신
From the council estate
来自公房区
del barrio de viviendas sociales
公営住宅団地の出身
공영 주택 단지에서 온

✗ Don't Say

Can be used pejoratively
可能被用作贬义
Puede usarse de forma peyorativa
蔑称として使われることがある
경멸적으로 사용될 수 있음

Common Mistakes

Using as an insult

Origin & History

From British local government councils that built and managed social housing, particularly after WWII. The term carries class associations.

Etymology: Council (local government) + estate (housing development)

First recorded: Mid 20th century

Cultural Context

Era: Post-WWII onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: Working class housing

Pop culture: British social realism; Shameless

Regional notes: British housing terminology.

Variations

Council estateThe estate