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multifamily

American

[muhl-tee-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee, muhl-tahy-] / ˌmʌl tiˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

designed or suitable for the use of several or many families.

multifamily apartment buildings.

Etymology

Origin of multifamily

multi- + family

Example Sentences

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Our New York home does not have a mortgage and is a multifamily dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

In 2025, 15,095 multifamily units were completed in L.A., an 18% increase year over year and the second-highest total in the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Developers have also added multifamily housing to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s properties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

This led to declines in occupancy rates in some multifamily properties, with decreases to 65% leased from 95% virtually overnight, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

As we get closer to town we pass multifamily dwellings and some outlying businesses—a gas station, a corner shop, a nursery stocked with flowers the colors of autumn leaves: rust and gold and crimson.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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