APARTMENT


Meaning of APARTMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpärt-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: French appartement, from Italian appartamento

Date: 1641

1. : a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling

2. : a building containing several individual apartments

• apart·men·tal ə-ˌpärt-ˈmen-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.