studio apartment

American  

noun

1. an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.

2. (formerly) a one-room apartment having a high ceiling and large windows.

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Etymology

Origin of studio apartment

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Eventually, I left the sheet pan behind — somewhere between my first studio apartment and the next lease, in that subtle evolution from making do to wanting more.

From Salon

The pair, who live in a cramped studio apartment in a crumbling colonial-era building, can’t afford butter or mayonnaise, so breakfast is a piece of plain bread.

From Los Angeles Times

Additionally, studio apartments will be available to provide temporary housing for the kids’ birth parents and transitional housing for teens aging out of foster care.

From MarketWatch

For all the emphasis on building entire studio apartments inside factories, he noted that plenty of steps in the construction process have entered the modern era.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years on, she lives off monthly transfers from her sister abroad that barely cover rent for her studio apartment.

From Barron's