tenement house

noun

Definition of tenement housenext
as in apartment house

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Recent Examples of tenement house The chef’s table inside the kitchen proves the best seat in this early-20th-century tenement house. — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026 Shells from the tavern in the basement of Gladstone’s Land, a tenement house in the Scottish capital, filled in gaps in the building’s brickwork. — Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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  1. apartment house
  2. apartment building
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  • The heavy equipment was then set to take off the front of the apartment house where the fire began, because investigators still have not determined the cause of the fire and needed access to find out.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • At the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street, one such residence occupies a stately 1920s apartment house designed by renowned architect Rosario Candela.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Definition of apartment house
Noun
  • With that assumption, his analysis shows that the average property tax bill on an apartment building could increase by about $400 per unit annually by 2028, when the higher exemption is in full effect.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Back in August, city crews cleared a homeless encampment at Pig's Eye Park, and many of the campers denied offers of shelter, moving near the intersection of Shepard Road and Randolph Avenue by the apartment building instead.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of apartment building

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“Tenement house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenement%20house. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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