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a·part·ment  (-pärtmnt)
n.
1. A room or suite of rooms designed as a residence and generally located in a building occupied by more than one household.
2. An apartment house: a row of high-rise apartments.
3. A room.
4. apartments Chiefly British A suite of rooms within a larger building set aside for a particular purpose or person.

[French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare, to separate, from a parte, apart : a, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + parte, side (from Latin pars, part-; see part).]

apartment [əˈpɑːtmənt]
n
1. (often plural) any room in a building, usually one of several forming a suite, esp one that is spacious and well furnished and used as living accommodation, offices, etc.
2.
a.  another name (esp US and Canadian) for flat2 [1]
b.  (as modifier) apartment building apartment house
[from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare to set on one side, separate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.apartment - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment houseapartment - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
apartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments
bedsit, bedsitter, bedsitting room - a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
cold-water flat - an apartment without modern conveniences
duplex apartment, duplex - an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
efficiency apartment - a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom
flatlet - a tiny flat
housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
kitchenette - small kitchen
maisonette, maisonnette - a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
penthouse - an apartment located on the top floors of a building
railroad flat - an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them
studio apartment, studio - an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen
rooms, suite - apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
walk-up, walk-up apartment - an apartment in a building without an elevator

apartment
noun
1. (U.S.) flat, room, suite, compartment, penthouse, crib She has her own apartment and her own car.
2. rooms, quarters, chambers, accommodation, living quarters the private apartments of the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace
Translations
apartment [əˈpɑːtmənt]
A. N
1. (US) (= flat) → piso m, departamento m (LAm)
2. (Brit) (= room) → cuarto m, aposento m (liter)
see also state
B. CPD apartment hotel N (US) → aparthotel m
apartment house N (US) → casa f de apartamentos

apartment [əˈpɑːrtmənt] n (US)appartement m, logement m
apartment building apartment block, apartment house (US) nimmeuble m, maison f divisée en appartements
apartment complex ncomplexe m immobilier

apartment
n
(Brit: = room) → Raum m
apartments pl (Brit: = suite of rooms) → Appartement nt
(esp US: = flat) → Wohnung f; apartment house or block or buildingWohnblock m

apartment [əˈpɑːtmənt] n (esp Am) (flat) → appartamento (Brit) (room in palace) → sala

apartment
n apartment [əˈpaːtmənt]
1 a room, usually rented, in a private house. kamer غُرْفَة مُسْتَأجَرَه жилище pokoj rum das Zimmer διαμέρισμα cuarto üürituba آپارتمان huone chambre דִירָה किसी निजी घर में किराए का कमरा soba lakosztály kamar sewaan, flat herbergi camera; appartamento ammobiliato 貸間 셋방 kambarys istaba pangsapuri kamer hybel, rom pokój apartamento apartament комната внаём izba soba apartman rum ห้องชุดให้เช่า oda, daire 出租套房 кімната, житло ایک کمرہ căn phòng
2 a flat. woonstel شَقَّة سَكَنِيَّه апартамент byt lejlighed die Wohnung διαμέρισμα apartamento, piso korter آپارتمان asunto appartement דִירָה फ्लैट stan lakás apartemen íbúð appartamento アパート 아파트 butas dzīvoklis pangsapuri flat leilighet mieszkanie apartamento apar­tament квартира byt stanovanje stan våning, lägenhet อพาร์ทเมนท์ daire, apartman dairesi 公寓 квартира ایک فلیٹ căn hộ
3 a single room in a house a five-apartment house. vyf-kamer-huis مُكَوَّن من خَمس أو خمسَه с пет pěti- fem- fünf-... πεντα- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de cinco... viie- پنج تایی viisi- à cinq (...) חָמֵש - पांच koji se sastoji od pet dijelova öt- lima með fimm di/con cinque (...) 5- 5개의 penkių piec- lima vijf- fem- pięcio- de cinco cu cinci (...) пяти- päť- pet-... peto- fem- มีอยู่ห้า beş 有五(套)的 п'яти- پانچ کا بنا ہونا thuộc số năm )的

apartment شَقّة, مُسَطّح byt lejlighed Wohnung διαμέρισμα apartamento, piso asunto appartement stan appartamento アパート, フラット 아파트, 평면 appartement, vlak leilighet mieszkanie apartamento квартира, комната lägenhet ที่ราบ, อพาร์ทเมนท์ apartman dairesi căn hộ 公寓, 公寓住宅


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