| 单词 | staff colony |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstaff colony 7. Now chiefly South Asian. Originally and chiefly: a housing estate, esp. one constructed by an employer or organization for its workers. In later use also: any housing estate or residential community, esp. one surrounded by a closed perimeter of fences and walls. Frequently with modifying word, as housing colony, residential colony, staff colony, etc. ΚΠ 1880 Staffs. Daily Sentinel 19 May Nowhere in England did so many working people possess their own houses... He pointed to..the suburbs of Hanley, where entirely new colonies had been created mostly by the members of building societies. 1885 Daily News 4 Nov. 5/6 The freehold ‘colonies’ [in the Potteries]..show no mean taste in architecture and decoration. 1886 Amer. Architect & Building News 1 May 207/2 A desire not to have the colonies extend too far away from the works, decided Herr Krupp not to adopt the cottage system for his houses. 1920 Times of India 24 Feb. 10/2 A school, a creche, a dispensary and a reading room will also be provided in this colony. 1981 Indian Jrnl. Industr. Relations 16 388 [Amenities] include provision of better toilets..in the staff colonies. 1997 V. Chandra Love & Longing in Bombay (1998) 134 Katekar was waiting at the end of the lane when he reached the Narayan Housing Colony. 2017 Daily Times (Pakistan) (Nexis) 8 Mar. The lands are reserved for the construction of schools, hospitals and residential colonies. < as lemmas |
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