apartment in English: A set of rooms to live in, inside a bigger building. British English usually says "flat". (noun)

Translation

A set of rooms to live in, inside a bigger building. British English usually says "flat".

Word origin

From French appartement, from Italian appartare, meaning to set apart, because each home is a part set aside.

Gender

Pluralapartments

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"Apartment" is their home inside a larger building.

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"Apartments" is the plural, so the building holds eight homes.

Britain , .

The two words mean the same thing on either side of the sea.

flat

Smooth and level, with no bumps and no parts that go up or down.

house

A building where people live, usually a home for one family.

home

The place where you live, often with your family.

room

A part of a building with its own walls, floor, and door.

building

A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, a school, or an office.

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