granny flats

noun

plural of granny flat, chiefly British
as in garden apartments

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  1. studio apartments
  2. condos
  3. saloons
Noun
  • The project includes 36 studio apartments, 144 one-bedroom units and 32 two-bedroom units.
    — Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Four studio apartments averaging 643 square feet each, 253 one-bedroom apartments of about 744 square feet each, 112 two-bedroom units with 1,110 square feet each and 28 three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,371 square feet each will be included.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of studio apartments
Noun
  • By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of condos
Noun
  • Chinese mega-corps BYD is making huge inroads in European markets with its technically accomplished saloons and SUVs.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • By 1884, a map of the Central Business District shows hotels, saloons, dry goods shops, cigar manufacturers, and stores selling everything from shoes, to jewelry and even a winemaker.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of saloons
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