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
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When Emma Handte moved into her studio apartment in Bushwick, she put bookshelves on the walls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
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 ● Mar. 22, 2026
When they returned from Hunt, they stayed for two days on Adnan’s floor in Baton Rouge, then moved into the studio apartment of their rental unit on Tita Street, on New Orleans’ West Bank.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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