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commie block

noun

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  1. A large apartment complex in former Eastern Bloc countries of Eastern Europe made with…

    A large apartment complex in former Eastern Bloc countries of Eastern Europe made with precast concrete slabs (panel buildings), such as East German Plattenbau or Czechoslovakian panelák.

    • The hospital was made up of grey, old-style Commie blocks.
    • The hotel was a former Commie-block, converted into a cheap 0-star hotel with broken windows, dirty dishes and uncomfortable single beds.
    • Grunting with effort, his heavy pack weighing him down, he propelled himself over the wall into the grounds of the commie block.

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