apartment building

noun

: a building containing separate residential apartments

called also apartment house

Examples of apartment building in a Sentence

We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
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Mondragon and Prudencio Diaz live in the same modern Mexico City apartment building, according to arrest reports from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025 On Sunday morning, rescue workers in Kyiv amassed outside one of the apartment buildings struck in the attack. arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025 The apartment building is slated to be seven stories along with an underground parking area, documents on file with San Jose city planners show. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 Troubled history The property has been at the center of controversy for the last year, after tenants started raising red flags last spring about living conditions at the apartment building. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apartment building

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apartment building was in 1845

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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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apartment building

noun
: a building containing several individual apartments

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