eco-neighborhood

English

Alternative forms

  • eco-neighbourhood (UK)

Etymology

From eco- +‎ neighborhood.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈiː.kəʊ ˌneɪbɚˌhʊd/
  • Hyphenation: eco-neigh‧bor‧hood

Noun

eco-neighborhood (plural eco-neighborhoods)

  1. (ecology) neighborhood designed and organized in order to reduce the environmental impact of its activity
    • 2021 March 24, 6 eco-neighbourhoods to discover in Europe‎[1]:
      The Beddington eco-neighborhood was opened in 2002 on a former landfill site in Sutton, a residential borough of South London.

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: ecobairro (calque)

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