Flatdom

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The realm or sphere of apartment buildings. UK, uncountable

    "He drove to Chillesford Mansions in the dusk of the next afternoon full of hope that was only mildly damped by the drab uniformity of West Kensington flatdom."

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"He drove to Chillesford Mansions in the dusk of the next afternoon full of hope that was only mildly damped by the drab uniformity of West Kensington flatdom."

Etymology

From flat + -dom.

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