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vivienda

housing

noun bee-BYEN-dah Less Common

Origin: from Latin vivenda 'things to live in'

Also means

dwelling

Usage Note

Vivienda is the standard term in policy and journalism for housing or a residential unit. It is more formal than casa (house). Parque de viviendas means housing stock; acceso a la vivienda (access to housing) is a common political topic in Spain and Latin America.

Examples

"El precio de la vivienda sigue subiendo."

Natural Translation

The price of housing keeps rising.

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