"renoviction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: renovictions [plural]
Etymology: Blend of renovation + eviction. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|renovation|eviction}} Blend of renovation + eviction Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} renoviction (countable and uncountable, plural renovictions)
  1. (chiefly British Columbia, Quebec) The eviction of all of a building's tenants on the grounds that a large-scale renovation is planned. Tags: British-Columbia, Quebec, countable, uncountable Categories (place): Vancouver Translations (Translations): rénoviction [feminine] (French), renovräkning (Swedish)

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