minisubdivision
nounEtymology From mini- + subdivision.
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A small group of houses all constructed by the same builder in the same area.
- That morning Liam made three wrong turns, one that ended on a shaky dock built of oiled piling and worm-eaten planks jutting over the road, one that ended in a minisubdivision of six two-story houses on a perfect circle, all with identical blue vinyl siding, green asphault shingles, and rooster weather vanes, and a third that would have taken him twenty-five miles south to the small air force base at the end of the road.1998, Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice, page 80:
- In Colorado's Holy Cross Wilderness, developer Tom Chapman says he plans to create a minisubdivision of trophy homes, with prices ranging from $2.5 million for a cabin to $8 million for a seven-bedroom residence.2000 September, Adrienne Hall, “Property Rights or Extortion?”, in Backpacker, volume 28, number 189, page 22:
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- Richard and I communicated by cell phone, numerous emails and via fax to make sure the construction of our minisubdivision project went smoothly, too.2014, Nicole Cifax-Garner, Make Time for Love, →ISBN: