Housing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

structures collectively in which people are housed

a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈaʊzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪləʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪləʊdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈaʊzɪŋ/.

Examples

This box houses the gears
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lodging domiciliate living accommodations put up house caparison trapping

Parts of Speech

noun	structures collectively in which people are housed
noun	a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
noun	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
verb	contain or cover “This box houses the gears”
verb	provide housing for “The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town”

Word Forms

house	verb	provide housing for
caparison	verb	put a caparison on
housing	noun	a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
house	noun	a building in which something is sheltered or located
domiciliation	noun	temporary living quarters

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gehäuse

Strukturen, in denen Menschen untergebracht sind

🇫🇷French

logement

structures collectives dans lesquelles les personnes sont hébergées

🇪🇸Spanish

alojamiento

Estructuras colectivas en las que se aloja a las personas.

🇮🇹Italian

alloggiamento

strutture collettive in cui sono ospitate le persone

🇳🇱Dutch

huisvesting

collectieve structuren waarin mensen zijn gehuisvest

🇵🇹Portuguese

habitação

estruturas coletivas nas quais as pessoas estão alojadas

🇷🇺Russian

жилье

структуры, в которых коллективно проживают люди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवास

सामूहिक रूप से संरचनाएँ जिनमें लोगों को रखा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হাউজিং

সম্মিলিতভাবে কাঠামো যেখানে মানুষ রাখা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வீட்டுவசதி

மக்கள் வசிக்கும் கட்டமைப்புகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

గృహనిర్మాణం

సమిష్టిగా ప్రజలు నివసించే నిర్మాణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

गृहनिर्माण

एकत्रितपणे ज्या संरचनांमध्ये लोक राहतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

આવાસ

સામૂહિક રીતે રચનાઓ જેમાં લોકો રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸತಿ

ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ಜನರು ನೆಲೆಸಿರುವ ರಚನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭവന

ആളുകളെ പാർപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഘടനകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼

ਸੰਰਚਨਾਵਾਂ ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاؤسنگ

ڈھانچے اجتماعی طور پر جن میں لوگ رہتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

住房

人们居住的集体建筑

🇯🇵Japanese

ハウジング

人々が集合的に居住する構造物

🇰🇷Korean

주택

사람들이 집합적으로 거주하는 구조물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà ở

các cấu trúc chung trong đó mọi người ở

🇹🇭Thai

ที่อยู่อาศัย

โครงสร้างรวมที่ผู้คนอาศัยอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

perumahan

struktur kolektif di mana orang-orang ditampung

🇵🇭Filipino

pabahay

mga istrukturang sama-samang tinitirhan ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

perumahan

struktur secara kolektif di mana orang ditempatkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإسكان

الهياكل الجماعية التي يسكنها الناس

🇮🇷Persian

مسکن

ساختارهای جمعی که افراد در آن اسکان داده می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

konut

İnsanların topluca barındığı yapılar

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיוּר

מבנים קולקטיביים בהם שוכנים אנשים

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