Lotissement: A division of land into smaller pieces to be sold individually, ie subdivision.
As seen in: « Le meurtrier de Trayvon Martin, ce lycéen noir de 17 ans abattu le 23 mars 2012 dans le lotissement où vivait son père par un vigile autoproclamé, pourrait-il sortir libre du tribunal de Sanford (Floride) où il comparaît depuis un mois ? »
(Translation: “The murderer of Trayvon Martin—the black, 17-year-old, high-school student killed March 23, 2012 in the subdivision where his father lived by a self-proclaimed vigilante—could he go free from the court in Sanford, Florida, where he’s been on trial for a month?”)
