caravillot

caravillot
 n.β€” Β«The government has built 351 prefabricated homes in Nitzan. The “caravillot,” an invented Hebrew word combining caravan and villa, range in size from 60 square meters (646 square feet) to 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) for the largest families.Β» β€”β€œGaza Settlers Protest Government Housing From Hotels and Tents” by Janine Zacharia Bloomberg Aug. 29, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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