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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /gōng yù lóu/
"这栋公寓楼有二十层高。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large building divided into separate apartments or flats for multiple households.
"They recently moved into a modern block of flats near the city center." - 2
A tall multi-story residential structure providing independent living units under one unified property management.
"The local council plans to construct a new block of flats to address housing shortages."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the noun 'block', originating from Middle English 'blok' (derived from Middle Dutch 'blocke' meaning a solid piece), and 'flat', from Old Norse 'flatr' meaning level or even, which evolved in British English to mean a set of rooms forming an individual residence. The compound phrase became prominent in British urban architecture during the late 19th and 20th centuries to describe multi-story residential buildings divided into separate self-contained dwellings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Block of flats" is said worldwide
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immeuble
Transliteration: /i.mœbl/
"Il habite dans un grand immeuble au centre-ville."
Wohnblock
Transliteration: /ˈvoːnˌblɔk/
"Der neue Wohnblock wurde letzte Woche eröffnet."
palazzina
Transliteration: /palatˈtsiːna/
"La nostra palazzina ha sei piani."
bloque de pisos
Transliteration: /ˈbloke ðe ˈpisos/
"Viven en el cuarto piso de este bloque de pisos."
prédio de apartamentos
Transliteration: /ˈpɾɛdju dʒi ɐpɐɾtɐˈmẽtuz/
"Compramos um apartamento naquele prédio novo."
अपार्टमेंट बिल्डिंग
Transliteration: apartment bilding
"वे एक नए अपार्टमेंट बिल्डिंग में रहते हैं।"
公寓楼
Transliteration: /gōng yù lóu/
"这栋公寓楼有二十层高。"
아파트 단지
Transliteration: apateu danji
"그들은 새로운 아파트 단지로 이사했습니다."
アパート
Transliteration: apaato
"彼は駅の近くのアパートに住んでいます。"
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