apartment
apartment Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A self-contained residential suite of rooms occupying part of a larger building, typically on a single floor and containing its own kitchen and bathroom facilities.
"They rented a spacious two-bedroom apartment overlooking the downtown park."
A private suite of rooms within a palace, castle, or grand residence set aside for the use of a particular person or family (usually used in the plural).
"Visitors to the palace can tour the royal state apartments on the upper floor."
Word Nuance & Usage
In North American English, 'apartment' is the standard term for a self-contained residential unit, whereas in British English 'flat' is typically used unless referring to a luxury suite or historic palace quarters.
• Rhymes for apartment
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French 'appartement', from Italian 'appartamento' ('a separated place'), derived from 'appartare' ('to separate'), ultimately from Latin 'pars' ('part').