studio apartment

noun

: a small apartment consisting typically of a main room, kitchenette, and bathroom

Examples of studio apartment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His studio apartment in a rowhouse in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood contained a bed, a couple of chairs and a small kitchen table. Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024 That's not enough to cover rent in Savannah, where even modest studio apartments can run $1,000 a month. Fred Clasen-Kelly, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 Leslie Lucas was paying nearly $1,300 a month for a small studio apartment in midtown Sacramento. Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024 Enter this cozy but mighty studio apartment in Makati’s beloved drink-and-dance quarter of Poblacion. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2024 What began in 2019 as a home-brewing project in a 400-square-foot studio apartment in New York’s East Village neighborhood is now a multimillion-dollar business. Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024 Rents start around $1,400 for a studio apartment and $2,229 for a two-bedroom apartment. Jillian Mueller, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 After years of living on the streets and in single-room-occupancy hotels, the cozy studio apartment in San Francisco’s Japantown felt like a sanctuary to Corey Lafayette. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024 In announcing her campaign, Yee told a compelling story about her upbringing, raised by her Chinese immigrant parents with her five siblings in a studio apartment behind the family’s dry cleaning business in San Francisco. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of studio apartment was in 1884

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“Studio apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/studio%20apartment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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