duplex apartment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of duplex apartment
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Billionaire Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has reportedly expanded his enormous international property portfolio with the addition of a $38 million duplex apartment inside a storied New York City apartment building.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
In early March, I defended my PhD dissertation to a crowd of professors, and, days later, we hosted a baby shower in our cramped duplex apartment.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022
Gropman and his team built the duplex apartment set at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, with each floor on a different stage.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022
Dozens more victims were hurt when the fire broke out in a duplex apartment of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx’s Fordham Heights neighborhood.
From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2022
And in time, we had six children; moved from the shotgun to a duplex apartment to a house, and lived the dream—high school football on Friday nights.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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