Apartment
An apartment (American English), flat (British English) or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single storey. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold), to tenants renting from a private landlord (see leasehold estate).
Apartment (noun)
A complete domicile occupying only part of a building.
“apartment dwellers”
Apartment (noun)
A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
Apartment (noun)
A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment
Apartment (noun)
A Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.
Maisonette (noun)
a small house
Maisonette (noun)
an apartment often on two floors
Apartment (noun)
a flat, typically one that is well appointed or used for holidays
“self-catering holiday apartments”
Apartment (noun)
a suite of rooms forming one residence; a flat
“the family lived in a rented apartment”
Apartment (noun)
a block of apartments
“a district of six-storey apartments arranged along narrow streets”
Apartment (noun)
a set of private rooms in a very large house
“the Imperial apartments”
Maisonette (noun)
a set of rooms for living in, typically on two storeys of a larger building and having a separate entrance.