English Explanatory Dictionary

mansionization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of demolishing smaller, older houses in a neighbourhood and replacing them with new ones that occupy the maximum amount of lot space possible and dwarf surrounding dwellings.

Word forms

mansionization

Etymology

From mansion + -ization.

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