🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

다가구 주택

Pronunciation / Transliteration: da-ga-gu ju-taek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multi-family house/ˌmʌl.tiˈfæl.ɪ.mi haʊs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 도심 지역에 다가구 주택을 소유하고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A residential building containing multiple separate housing units for several families.

    "The real estate developer plans to build a modern multi-family house in the downtown residential district."
  2. 2

    A large home designed to accommodate more than one nuclear family under a single roof with distinct living quarters.

    "Living in a multi-family house allows extended relatives to stay close while maintaining their own privacy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English prefix 'multi-' (from Latin 'multus', meaning many), the adjective 'family' (from Latin 'familia', meaning household), and the Old English noun 'hūs' (dwelling or shelter). The German equivalent 'Mehrfamilienhaus' directly mirrors this compounding structure, reflecting urban architectural taxonomy developed during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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