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apart·ment (ə pärt′mənt)

noun

  1. a room or suite of rooms to live in; esp., one suite in an apartment house
  2. ☆ an apartment house

Etymology: Fr appartement < It appartamento < appartare, to separate < a, to + parte, part

adjective

of, in, or for an apartment or apartments

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apartment Synonyms

apartment

n.

rooms, quarters, flat, suite, cooperative apartment, condominium apartment, penthouse, residence, home, duplex, studio, efficiency, floor-through, railroad flat, walk-up, loft, townhouse, lodgings, pied-à-terre, bed-sitter, bed-sit (both British), bachelor apartment*, digs*, bachelor pad*, pad*, co-op*, condo*.


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apartment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • situate: Also, 1 bedroom very pretty apartment situated next door.

Adjective modifier

  • self-catering: Self Catering Classic Apartments Ski France has always managed to find some of the best deals on self-catering apartments.

Modifies a noun

  • rental: Apartment rental in Marbella with shared pool, golf nearby.. .

Noun used with modifier

  • bedroom: East Wing is a two bedroom apartment which sleeps 2 - 4 persons + cot.

Preposition: with

  • balcony: Sunny top floor apartment with balcony sleeping 1-4 on a quiet pedestrian street in the very heart of Barcelona's famous Gothic Quarter.

Preposition: for

  • rent: Looking for an apartment for rent in Jacksonville Florida?
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