apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt 
plural apartments
1
: a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
2
: a building containing several individual apartments
3
British
: a large and impressive room or set of rooms
—usually plural
Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London.—
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We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
But several projects — including the conversion of a former factory at the corner of Bartholomew Avenue and Hamilton Street into apartments — have been hit by rising construction costs and financing delays.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
In the last week, Jeff helped Jac move his stuff into a new apartment.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
An East Chicago man was found not guilty Thursday of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Gary apartment and setting the stove on fire.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt
1
: a room or set of rooms used as a dwelling
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