🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

studio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sty-dyo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Studio apartment/ˈstjuː.di.oʊ əˈpɑːrt.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il vit dans un petit studio au cœur de Paris."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small apartment combining a living room, bedroom, and kitchenette into a single main room, usually with a separate bathroom.

    "She decorated her cozy studio apartment with multifunctional furniture to maximize space."
  2. 2

    An efficiency apartment designed for one or two occupants seeking affordable, compact urban living.

    "Many young professionals prefer renting a studio apartment near the downtown business district."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'studio', derived from the Italian 'studio' (meaning a place for study or an artist's workspace), and 'apartment', from the Italian 'appartamento' (a separated room or suite). Originally referring to an artist's workroom where they might also live, it evolved in the mid-20th century real estate market to describe a self-contained single-room housing unit.

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