🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

사유주택

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sayu-jutaek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Private house/ˈpraɪ.vɪt haʊs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #3400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 조용한 곳에 사유주택을 지었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A detached residential building intended for occupation by a single family or private owner.

    "They moved from an apartment into a spacious private house in the suburbs."
  2. 2

    A dwelling place not owned or operated by the government or public institutions.

    "The historic estate was converted from a private house into a public museum."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'privat' (from Latin 'privatus', meaning set apart or personal) combined with Old English 'hūs' (dwelling or shelter). Historically evolved to describe a residential building owned and occupied by an individual or family, distinct from multi-unit or public housing structures.

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