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apartment house
–noun
| a building containing a number of residential apartments. |
Also called apartment building.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
1870–75, Americanism
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| apartment building n. A building divided into apartments. Also called apartment house. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Apartment house
A*part"ment house\ A building comprising a number of suites designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; -- often distinguished in the United States from a flat house.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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apartment house
building containing more than one dwelling unit, most of which are designed for domestic use, but sometimes including shops and other nonresidential features.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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