studio apartment
Americannoun
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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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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
I first moved into a studio apartment in the building on Christmas Eve of 2020 soon after we met.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 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
Our studio apartment in Brooklyn, with the half fridge and its “Mean People Suck” sticker that was ripped all around the edges, because Mom tried—and failed—to peel it off.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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