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British slang
A tall modern building, typically residential.
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Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
UK
Formality
Informal.
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high-rise means A tall modern building, typically residential. It is best read as british slang associated with UK.
"high-rise" means A tall modern building, typically residential. In UK, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
A large, usually drab, Soviet-era prefabricated concrete panel building
A very tall, multi-story building.
Ones home or apartment (informal, imported from US slang but widely used)
Ones home or apartment (informal).
A cheap communal housing layout where rooms face each other across a corridor and tenan...
Apartment; rental unit (widely used Hinglish term).
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