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10 Language-to-English DictionariesApartment
/əˈpɑːrt.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically located in a building containing multiple such units.
"She moved into a new apartment in the city center." - 2
A self-contained housing unit that occupies part of a building.
"The apartment has a beautiful view of the park."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'appartamento', based on 'appartare' meaning 'to separate', stemming from Latin 'appartenere'. It entered the English language in the 17th century, originally referring to a suite of rooms for one person within a larger palace or grand house before evolving to describe modern self-contained housing units.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apartment" is said worldwide
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appartement
Transliteration: a.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃
"Elle a emménagé dans un nouvel appartement."
Wohnung
Transliteration: ˈvoː.nʊŋ
"Sie hat eine neue Wohnung in der Stadt."
appartamento
Transliteration: ap.part.aˈmen.to
"Ha affittato un appartamento in centro."
apartamento
Transliteration: apaɾ.taˈmen.to
"Se mudó a un apartamento nuevo."
apartamento
Transliteration: a.paʁ.tɐˈmẽ.tu
"Ela se mudou para um apartamento novo."
अपार्टमेंट
Transliteration: apārṭmeṇṭ
"वह एक नए अपार्टमेंट में चली गई।"
公寓
Transliteration: gōngyù
"她搬进了一间新公寓。"
아파트
Transliteration: apateu
"그녀는 새 아파트로 이사했습니다."
アパート
Transliteration: apāto
"彼女は新しいアパートに引っ越しました。"
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