working-class residential zone
[/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ klɑːs ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl zoʊn/]
nounpl: working-class residential zones
zona residencial de classe trabalhadora
1. A residential area or neighborhood designated for housing primarily occupied by blue-collar workers and lower to middle-income families
The city's expansion included new working-class residential zones on the outskirts.
A expansão da cidade incluiu novas zonas residenciais de classe trabalhadora na periferia.
2. An urban or suburban area zoned for residential use with affordable housing and moderate infrastructure, typically serving manual laborers and service workers
Working-class residential zones often feature modest single-family homes and apartment buildings.
As zonas residenciais de classe trabalhadora geralmente apresentam casas unifamiliares modestas e edifícios de apartamentos.
In Brazil, working-class residential zones (zonas residenciais de classe trabalhadora) are integral to urban expansion, particularly in cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where they represent both the aspirations of the growing middle class and ongoing challenges of urban inequality. In the USA, such zones reflect patterns of residential segregation and economic stratification, often located in outer suburbs or declining industrial areas. The term is significant in urban planning discourse in both countries.
NYC Slang
working-class neighborhood; outer-borough residential area
Related Idioms & Phrases
from rags to riches (moving out of working-class zones)
a foot in the door (entering homeownership in working-class zones)
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