projects
English
Pronunciation
- Noun
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/, (rare) /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/
- (General American) enPR: prŏʹjĕkts', prŏʹjĭkts IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪ̈kts/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
- Rhymes: -ɒd͡ʒɛkts, -əʊd͡ʒɛkts
- Hyphenation: proj‧ects
- Verb
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: prə-jĕktsʹ IPA(key): /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkts/
- Rhymes: -ɛkts
- Hyphenation: pro‧jects
Noun
projects pl (plural only)
- (US, usually preceded by the) One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.
- 2008, Donovan Simmons, Terry Moses, Bloods and Crips: The Genesis of a Genocide, page 128:
- My friend Larry Gray never gangbanged with us but was from the projects and to your rival, that meant you were one
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Synonyms
- (housing development): jects, PJ's
See also
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