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10 Language-to-English DictionariesApartment building
/əˈpɑːrt.mənt ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large building that is divided into separate apartments, typically rented by different people.
"They live in a modern apartment building near the city center." - 2
A multi-story residential structure containing several distinct dwelling units sharing common structural elements like entrances and stairwells.
"The city council approved plans to construct a new ten-story apartment building."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'apartment', derived from the Italian 'appartamento' (from 'appartare', meaning to set apart), with 'building', stemming from the Old English 'byldan' (to build). First appearing in the mid-19th century in American English, the compound reflects the urbanization and the rise of multi-family urban housing developments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apartment building" is said worldwide
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immeuble
Transliteration: /i.mœbl/
"Il habite dans un grand immeuble au centre-ville."
Mehrfamilienhaus
Transliteration: /ˈmeːɐ̯faˌmiːliənˌhaʊs/
"Das Mehrfamilienhaus hat sechs Etagen."
palazzo
Transliteration: /paˈlat.tso/
"Il nostro appartamento si trova in questo palazzo."
edificio de apartamentos
Transliteration: /e.ðiˈfi.sjo ðe a.paʁ.taˈmen.tos/
"Compraron un apartamento en un edificio nuevo."
edifício de apartamentos
Transliteration: /e.dʒiˈfi.si.u dʒi a.paʁ.taˈmẽ.tus/
"O edifício de apartamentos fica perto da praia."
अपार्टमेंट बिल्डिंग
Transliteration: apārtament biildiṅ
"वह एक बड़ी अपार्टमेंट बिल्डिंग में रहता है।"
公寓楼
Transliteration: gōng yù lóu
"这条街上有许多高大的公寓楼。"
아파트 건물
Transliteration: apateu geonmul
"우리는 새로운 아파트 건물로 이사했습니다."
アパートビル
Transliteration: apāto biru
"そのアパートビルは駅の近くにあります。"
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