apartment buildingnoun [ C ]
uk/əˈpɑːt.mənt ˌbɪl.dɪŋ/us/əˈpɑːrt.mənt ˌbɪl.dɪŋ/US UK block of flatsA2 a large building that is divided into apartments
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
- apt
- bed-sitting room
- flophouse
- garden apartment
- garden flat
- gated community
- gatehouse
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- rest home
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
- yurt
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Examples from literature
- Old factories or churches are sometimes made into apartment buildings or office buildings.