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Big nose Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

House synonymous

Hi every one and thanks in advance.i am sorry if it is primitive question.

Can I know what is difference between (house, apartment, flat, or tennenment)?

  

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House: a freestanding single-family residence. Apartment (AmE): a single-family residence within an apartment building housing several or many families. Flat (BrE): a single-family residence within a block of flats housing several or many families.

  • House: a freestanding single-family residence.
  • Apartment (AmE): a single-family residence within an apartment building housing several or many families.
  • Flat (BrE): a single-family residence within a block of flats housing several or many families.
  • Tenement (ScotE): a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of flats.
  • Tenement (AmE): a poorly maintained house or block of flats.
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House: a freestanding single-family residence.

Apartment (AmE): a single-family residence within an apartment building housing several or many families.

Flat (BrE): a single-family residence within a block of flats housing several or many families.

Tenement (ScotE): a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of flats.

Tenement (AmE): a

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