Definition

Noun: A building that is divided into multiple separate residential units, each rented or owned by different individuals or families. It is a multi-unit dwelling structure.

Usage

The term "apartment house" is used to describe the physical building itself. It is a formal and somewhat traditional term for a residential building containing several apartments.

Examples

• The new apartment house on Elm Street has twenty units.
• They live in a large, red-brick apartment house near the city center.
• The old apartment house was demolished to make way for a park.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in legal, real estate, and architectural contexts to specify the type of building, as opposed to a single-family home or a condominium complex.
• It often implies that the units are for rent, though this is not a strict rule.

Variants and Related Words

• Apartment building: A more common and modern synonym for "apartment house."
• Tenement: Historically refers to an apartment house, often one that is overcrowded or in poor condition.
• Multi-family dwelling: A broader technical term that includes apartment houses, duplexes, and other buildings with more than one housing unit.
• Block of flats: The common British English equivalent.

Synonyms

• Apartment building
• Multi-family house
• Rental building
• Flats (in British English, referring to the building, e.g., "a block of flats")

Antonyms

• Single-family house
• Detached house
• Bungalow

Noun

1. a building that is divided into apartments