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working-class residential area

[/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ klæs ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl ˈeriə/]
nounpl: working-class residential areas
bairro operário
1. A neighborhood or district primarily inhabited by working-class people, typically characterized by modest housing, limited commercial amenities, and lower property values
The factory workers lived in a working-class residential area on the outskirts of the city.
Os operários da fábrica viviam em um bairro operário na periferia da cidade.
2. A residential community distinguished by affordable housing and a population primarily composed of manual laborers and service workers
The city council approved new infrastructure improvements for the working-class residential area.
A câmara municipal aprovou melhorias de infraestrutura para o bairro operário.
NYC Slang
working-class neighborhood or outer boroughs
Synonyms
working-class neighborhoodblue-collar neighborhoodworking-class districtbairro de classe trabalhadoraperiferia operária
Antonyms
affluent residential areaupscale neighborhoodwealthy districtbairro de classe altazona nobre

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bairro operário
Most common term in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
comunidade operária
Often used interchangeably with bairro operário
São Paulo
periferia operária
Emphasizes the peripheral location of working-class areas
Portugal
bairro de classe operária
More formal phrasing typical of European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

salt of the earth community
blue-collar district
from the wrong side of the tracks
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