🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

casa multifamiliar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈka.zɐ mũlti.fɐmi.liˈaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multi-household house/ˈmʌl.ti ˈhaʊs.həʊld haʊs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles moram em uma casa multifamiliar na zona norte."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A residential building designed for multiple independent households to live separately within a single structurally unified building, typically not exceeding three stories under specific urban zoning laws.

    "Many families reside in the newly built multi-household house in the suburban district."
  2. 2

    A single-ownership residential building subdivided into multiple autonomous dwelling units that cannot be individually sold off as separate real estate titles.

    "The landlord manages all the rental units inside the multi-household house."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Korean terminology (다가구주택, da-gagu-ju-taek), combining roots meaning multiple households (다구) and housing/residence (주택). It reflects modern East Asian urban architecture and legal housing classifications developed in the late 20th century.

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