tenement
noun
a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
tenemented
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a word derived from
tenement.
Example Sentences
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Properties are accessed by open decks, inspired by similar housing schemes in France, which aimed to mimic the experience of living on a tenemented street in the sky.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Fifty years ago, a journey to Celtic's ground in eastern Glasgow took you past iron forges and engineering works and down tenemented streets packed with shops and pubs.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2011
