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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesアパートビル
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apaato biru
"そのアパートビルは最近改装されました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large building containing a number of separate apartments or flats.
"The historic apartment-house was recently renovated into luxury condominiums." - 2
A multi-family residential dwelling structure designed for renting individual units.
"He manages a large apartment-house near the downtown university district."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'apartment', derived from the Italian 'appartamento' via French 'appartement', and the Old English 'hūs' meaning dwelling. It emerged in the mid-19th century during urban expansion to denote large buildings divided into multiple separate self-contained residences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apartment-house" is said worldwide
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immeuble
Transliteration: ee-muhb-l
"Il habite dans un grand immeuble au centre-ville."
Mehrfamilienhaus
Transliteration: mehr-fah-mil-yen-hous
"Das Mehrfamilienhaus hat insgesamt zwölf Wohnungen."
palazzo
Transliteration: pa-lat-tso
"Questo palazzo ospita venti famiglie diverse."
edificio de apartamentos
Transliteration: e-di-fi-syo de a-par-ta-men-tos
"Compraron un edificio de apartamentos como inversión."
prédio de apartamentos
Transliteration: pre-djo de a-par-ta-men-tus
"O prédio de apartamentos fica perto da estação."
बहुमंजिला इमारत
Transliteration: bahu-manjila imarat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक बड़ा अपार्टमेंट हाउस है।"
公寓楼
Transliteration: gōng yù lóu
Script: 中文汉字
"这座公寓楼有十层高。"
아파트 건물
Transliteration: apa-teu geon-mul
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 아파트 건물은 도심에 위치해 있습니다."
アパートビル
Transliteration: apaato biru
Script: 日本語
"そのアパートビルは最近改装されました。"
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