apartment
a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling.
a building containing or made up of such rooms.
any separated room or group of rooms in a house or other dwelling: We heard cries from an apartment at the back of the house.
apartments, British. a set of rooms used as a dwelling by one person or one family.
Origin of apartment
1Other words from apartment
- a·part·men·tal [uh-pahrt-men-tl], /ə pɑrtˈmɛn tl/, adjective
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How to use apartment in a sentence
The City of Phoenix does not now have a single homeless vet; they have constructed apartments for them.
Bill Clinton is going to have to get apartments in New Orleans and Atlanta.
The route taken by the stolen art objects is now well documented: the German forces looted about thirty-eight thousand apartments.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe owners of private apartments quickly purchased boilers and electric heaters.
But many others will be happy just to get a hot shower before bundling up in their icy apartments.
Before his rencontre with Ripperda at the Cardinal's, he had penetrated all the secrets of the Altheim apartments.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterProof was given to him, of Elizabeth having admitted Ripperda to private political discussions in the Altheim apartments.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHis family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochere.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIn Rio Grande we found an excellent supper, convenient sleeping apartments, and a good breakfast the next morning.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferValerie dined daily in the salon with Madame de Condillac and Marius, but her other meals were served her in her own apartments.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for apartment
/ (əˈpɑːtmənt) /
(often plural) any room in a building, usually one of several forming a suite, esp one that is spacious and well furnished and used as living accommodation, offices, etc
another name (esp US and Canadian) for flat 2 (def. 1)
(as modifier): apartment building; apartment house
Origin of apartment
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