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subtopia

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subtopia [sʌbˈtəʊpɪə]
n
(Social Science / Human Geography) Brit suburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban dwellers
[blend of suburb + Utopia]
subtopian  adj
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Noun1.subtopia - monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
conurbation, sprawl, urban sprawl - an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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subtopia [ˌsʌbˈtəʊpɪə] N (hum) → (vida f de los) barrios mpl exteriores
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The closest thing to Middle England in Mosaic terms is 'C18: Sprawling Subtopia - middle-income owner-occupiers in repetitive, semi-detached housing.
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While in Newcastle at the weekend it seems the council developers are turning parts of the city into lumps of ugly concrete which they call "modern architecture" but in reality can be best described as subtopia.
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Yet Blaydon council developers, better known as opportunists, replaced Blaydon heritage with `modern architecture' but in reality it can be described as subtopia.
Ruining essence of our town by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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