mansionization
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
mansionization (uncountable)
- 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.
- 2003, Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Lighthouse, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 33:
- "Mansionization," Faith said. "It's happening all over the country. Even in Aleford. Remember that sweet little Cape on River Street? Now it's a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath Colonial on steroids, with great room, gym, home theater, and wine cellar."
Quotations edit
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