duplex apartment
noun
an apartment with rooms on two connected floors.
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Also called duplex.
Origin of duplex apartment
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Words nearby duplex apartment
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British Dictionary definitions for duplex apartment
duplex apartment
noun
US and Canadian an apartment on two floors
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