apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt 
plural apartments
1
: a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling
2
: a building containing several individual apartments
3
British
: a large and impressive room or set of rooms
—usually plural
Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London.—
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We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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John Miller, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Shane hung up, drove back to Stefan’s apartment, grabbed the rest of his belongings, including the suitcase in the stairway, then jumped in the car and drove.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
In the span of just a few years, Imani Ellis has transformed an idea that began in her Harlem apartment into one of the most influential cultural movements of our time.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Cisneros said investigators are aware of a video taken at the apartment complex that surfaced on social media and captured what sounded like 12 gunshots being rapidly fired.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt
1
: a room or set of rooms used as a dwelling
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