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    Meaning of “purpose-built” in the English Dictionary

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    purpose-builtadjective

    uk ​ /ˌpɜː.pəsˈbɪlt/ us ​ /ˌpɝː.pəsˈbɪlt/

    › designed and built for a particular use:

    The college was the first purpose-built teacher training college in the country.

    Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

    Civil engineering in general

    • civil engineering
    • engineer
    • greenfield
    • landscape
    • lineman
    • linesman
    • planner
    • planning
    • planning permission
    • quantity surveyor
    • reclamation
    • redevelop
    • ribbon development
    • structural engineer
    • surveyor
    • town planning
    • urbanize
    • zone
    • zoning

    (Definition of “purpose-built” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

    Translations of “purpose-built”
     
    • in Portuguese
    • in Chinese (Simplified)
    • in Turkish
    • in Russian
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    • in Polish
    • especificamente construído…

    • 为特定目的建造的…

    • belli bir amaç için inşa edilmiş, amaca uygun…

    • построенный для определенных целей…

    • 為特定目的建造的…

    • specjalnie zaprojektowany…

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