apartment
Pronunciation: /əˈpɑːt.mənt/
The English word “apartment” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
- A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
- A room within a house.
- A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.
- A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.
Etymology
From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), equivalent to apart + -ment. See apart and -ment.
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