apartment

/əˈpɑːrt.mənt/

nouna · part · ment

Think: “A PART of the building is my home”—an a + PART + ment.

Yes, it's apartment. Don’t drop the second “a”: it’s a + part + ment (not *aprtment*).

Definition

  1. nounA set of rooms in a building where someone lives; a home unit in a larger building.

Examples

  • We moved into a new apartment near the library.
  • Her apartment is on the fourth floor, so we took the elevator.
  • They decorated the apartment with plants and bright curtains.

Synonyms

flatunitsuiteresidencedwelling

Translations

ES apartamentoPT apartamentoFR appartement

Common misspellings

apartmantapertmentapartmenttappartmentapartamentapartmintapartmnetaparmtent

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