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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplurifamiliar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plu-ɾi-fa-mi-ljaɾ
"El proyecto inmobiliario consta de varias viviendas plurifamiliares."
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Designed to house multiple family units or independent households within the same building or property complex.
"The city council approved the construction of a new multifamily residential complex near the downtown area."
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A residential building containing multiple separate housing units, such as a duplex, triplex, or apartment building.
"Investing in a multifamily property provides a steady stream of rental income."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combining form 'multi-' (from Latin 'multus', meaning much or many) and the noun 'family' (from Latin 'familia', meaning household). The term emerged in American English during the mid-20th century real estate and urban planning expansion to describe residential structures designed to house more than one family unit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Multifamily" is said worldwide
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plurifamilial
Transliteration: ply-ʁi-fa-mi-lja
"Ce quartier est caractérisé par des habitations plurifamiliales."
Mehrfamilienhaus
Transliteration: meːɐ̯-ˈfa-mi-li-ənˌhaʊs
"Sie haben ein neues Mehrfamilienhaus im Stadtzentrum gebaut."
multifamiliare
Transliteration: mul-ti-fa-mi-ˈlja-re
"Stanno costruendo un complesso residenziale multifamiliare."
plurifamiliar
Transliteration: plu-ɾi-fa-mi-ljaɾ
"El proyecto inmobiliario consta de varias viviendas plurifamiliares."
multifamiliar
Transliteration: mul-ti-fa-mi-li-ˈaɾ
"O zoneamento permite construções de caráter multifamiliar."
बहु-पारिवारिक
Transliteration: bahu-parivarika
"यह एक बहु-पारिवारिक आवासीय भवन है।"
多户的
Transliteration: duō hù de
"这栋建筑是一个多户住宅。"
다가구의
Transliteration: da-ga-gu-ui
"이 지역은 다가구 주택 건설에 적합합니다."
多世帯の
Transliteration: ta-se-tai no
"その地域には多くの多世帯住宅があります。"
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