Allotment

Allotment

uh-LOT-munt /ษ™หˆlษ’tmษ™nt/
Noun United Kingdom

A garden plot in a shared community garden.

Example Sentences

"That's a proper Allotment, that is."
"I've never seen such a Allotment in all my life."

Etymology & History

British community garden plot. British gardening culture. Council allotment British municipal provision. Victory garden British WW2. Working-class British urban farming. Reflects British land-use vocabulary.

Word Details

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Region
General British
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Era
1940s
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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