studio apartment
Americannoun
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studio apartments
plural
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an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom.
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(formerly) a one-room apartment having a high ceiling and large windows.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of studio apartment
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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I need to decide what I can afford when it comes to storing the belongings from my studio apartment and how much longer I can stay in New York.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
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 ● Mar. 23, 2026
Two years on, she lives off monthly transfers from her sister abroad that barely cover rent for her studio apartment.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Since the space is about the size of a Manhattan studio apartment, most sessions are capped at four people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
His regular gig at a café in Florentin and some bartending had been enough to get him a cramped studio apartment and an American fiancée who made him feel alive, plenty enough for him.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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