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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Soundproofing your apartment and crate-training your pup will help your dog bark less and avoid complaints from angry neighbors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm apartment fire in Owings Mills that left one person critically injured Wednesday afternoon.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Parishioners are fighting its demolition Historic buildings in new CT neighborhood to become apartments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Lookout Perched on a hillside where tropical fruit trees drip with papayas, bananas, and limes, The Lookout comprises two spacious boutique apartments that can be rented separately or as a private four-bedroom villa.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm apartment fire in Owings Mills that left one person critically injured Wednesday afternoon.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Parishioners are fighting its demolition Historic buildings in new CT neighborhood to become apartments.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Lookout Perched on a hillside where tropical fruit trees drip with papayas, bananas, and limes, The Lookout comprises two spacious boutique apartments that can be rented separately or as a private four-bedroom villa.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 3 Apr. 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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