Definition

1. Noun:
   • A single apartment unit that occupies two floors connected by an internal staircase: A "duplex apartment" is a type of residential dwelling, typically found within a larger building, where the living space is spread across two separate levels. The two floors are connected by a private, internal staircase, making it a single, cohesive home.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • They rented a spacious duplex apartment in the city center.
  • The duplex apartment features a living room and kitchen on the lower floor and bedrooms on the upper floor.

Advanced Usage

• "to live in a duplex apartment": to reside in this specific type of two-story apartment.
  • After having children, they decided to live in a duplex apartment for more space.

Variants and Related Words

• Duplex (noun): Often used as a shorter, more general term that can refer to either a duplex apartment or a duplex house (a single building divided into two separate residential units).
  • They bought a duplex in the suburbs.
• Triplex apartment (noun): An apartment spanning three floors.
• Maisonette (noun, chiefly British): A term often used similarly to describe a two-story apartment, often with its own street entrance.

Synonyms

• Two-story apartment: A descriptive synonym.
• Bi-level apartment: Another term emphasizing the two levels.

Related Phrases

• "Duplex living": The experience or style of residing in a duplex.
  • Duplex living offers a sense of a house within an apartment building.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "duplex apartment" is common in American English. In other contexts, "duplex" alone may be sufficient.
• It is distinct from a "duplex house," which is one building containing two separate, usually side-by-side, housing units. A "duplex apartment" is one unit on two floors within a multi-unit building.

Noun

1. an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase