"sink estate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sink estates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sink estate (plural sink estates)
  1. (UK) A council estate characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation, often associated with high crime rates. Wikipedia link: sink estate Tags: UK Translations (council estate characterized by deprivation): ongelma-alue (Finnish), ongelmalähiö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sink_estate-en-noun-YyywLavx Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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