apartment

[ uh-pahrt-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling.

  2. a building containing or made up of such rooms.

  1. 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.

  2. apartments, British. a set of rooms used as a dwelling by one person or one family.

Origin of apartment

1
1635–45; <French appartement<Italian appartamento, equivalent to apparta(re) to separate, divide (verbal derivative of a parteapart, to one side) + -mento-ment

Other 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

  • Before his rencontre with Ripperda at the Cardinal's, he had penetrated all the secrets of the Altheim apartments.

  • Proof was given to him, of Elizabeth having admitted Ripperda to private political discussions in the Altheim apartments.

  • His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochere.

  • In Rio Grande we found an excellent supper, convenient sleeping apartments, and a good breakfast the next morning.

  • Valerie dined daily in the salon with Madame de Condillac and Marius, but her other meals were served her in her own apartments.

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British Dictionary definitions for apartment

apartment

/ (əˈpɑːtmənt) /


noun
  1. (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

1
C17: from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare to set on one side, separate

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