/ Dictionary / Index H housing development: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hous'ing devel"opment Pronunciation: [key] a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. housing housing estate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language