apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt 
plural apartments
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
3
British
: a large and impressive room or set of rooms
—usually plural
Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London.—
Jonathan Petre
Jonathan PetreSynonyms of apartment
Examples of apartment in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house
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That is slightly above the price of $427,400 a unit for the ViO apartment complex, which is across the street.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Webb had broken into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and shot her 29-year-old boyfriend, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The apartment complex is vacant.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Hong Kong, meanwhile, has canceled its traditional firework display after a devastating apartment fire killed more than 160 people in the Chinese territory.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Webb had broken into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and shot her 29-year-old boyfriend, police said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025
The apartment complex is vacant.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Hong Kong, meanwhile, has canceled its traditional firework display after a devastating apartment fire killed more than 160 people in the Chinese territory.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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apartment
noun
apart·ment
ə-ˈpärt-mənt
1
: a room or set of rooms used as a dwelling
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