APARTMENT

apartment, flat

(noun) a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

apartment (plural apartments)

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment

(computing, COM) A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

Synonyms

• (domicile occupying part of a building): flat (UK); unit; (compare with) condominium

Source: Wiktionary

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A*part"ment, n. Etym: [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See Apart.]

1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding.

2. A set or suite of rooms. De Quincey.

3. A compartment. [Obs.] Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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