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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMehrfamilienhaus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmeːɐ̯faˌmiːliənˌhaʊs
"Das neue Mehrfamilienhaus bietet Platz für sechs Parteien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A residential building containing multiple separate housing units for several families.
"The real estate developer plans to build a modern multi-family house in the downtown residential district." - 2
A large home designed to accommodate more than one nuclear family under a single roof with distinct living quarters.
"Living in a multi-family house allows extended relatives to stay close while maintaining their own privacy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'multi-' (from Latin 'multus', meaning many or much), 'family' (from Latin 'familia', meaning household or estate), and 'house' (from Old English 'hūs', denoting a dwelling or shelter). The compound term emerged in urban and suburban planning contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe residential buildings designed to accommodate multiple distinct domestic households.
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immeuble collectif
Transliteration: im-œbl kɔ-lɛk-tif
"Il habite dans un grand immeuble collectif au centre-ville."
Mehrfamilienhaus
Transliteration: ˈmeːɐ̯faˌmiːliənˌhaʊs
"Das neue Mehrfamilienhaus bietet Platz für sechs Parteien."
casa bifamiliare
Transliteration: ka-za bi-fa-mi-li-a-re
Script: casa plurifamiliare
"Hanno acquistato una casa plurifamiliare in periferia."
casa plurifamiliar
Transliteration: ka-sa plu-ɾi-fa-mi-ljaɾ
"La nueva normativa permite construir casas plurifamiliares en esta zona."
edifício multifamiliar
Transliteration: e-di-ˈfi-su mul-ti-fa-mi-li-ˈaɾ
"O projeto arquitetônico prevê um edifício multifamiliar sustentável."
बहु-पारिवारिक घर
Transliteration: bahu-pārivārik ghar
"इस इलाके में कई नए बहु-पारिवारिक घर बनाए जा रहे हैं।"
多户住宅
Transliteration: duō hù zhù zhái
"这座多户住宅为城市居民提供了更多经济实惠的选择。"
다가구 주택
Transliteration: da-ga-gu ju-taek
"그들은 도심 지역에 다가구 주택을 소유하고 있습니다."
多世帯住宅
Transliteration: ta-se-tai ju-taku
"親世代と子世代が一緒に暮らす多世帯住宅を建てました。"
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