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bedsit
or bed-sit
[ bed-sit ]
/ ˈbɛdˌsɪt /
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noun British.
a one-room apartment that combines into the one area a bedroom, living room, and often kitchen facilities: My bedsit has a handy little kitchen, but I do have to share a bathroom with other tenants.
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Also called bed·sit·ter, bed-sit·ting room .
Origin of bedsit
First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of bed-sitting room
Words nearby bedsit
bedroom slipper, Beds, bedsheet, bedside, bedside manner, bedsit, bedsore, bedspread, bedspring, bedstand, bedstead
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British Dictionary definitions for bedsit
bedsit
/ (ˈbɛdˌsɪt) /
noun
a furnished sitting room containing sleeping accommodation and sometimes cooking and washing facilitiesAlso called: bedsitter, bedsitting room
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