noun
housing project residents; danchi dwellers
Refers to people living in large-scale public housing complexes (団地), often with a connotation of a distinct lifestyle or community. The term is somewhat dated, reflecting the mid-20th-century danchi boom.
団地族の生活は、当時の新しい都市文化を象徴していた。
The lifestyle of danchi dwellers symbolized the new urban culture of that era.