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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of sunken and co-op?

What does the following sentence mean:

"I spread a map across the sunken living room of our co-op apartment"

Thanks a lot!
  

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Hi, sunken The floor of the living room is lower than the floor of the other rooms. You go down one or more steps. co-op I think this refers to the way certain parts of the building are owned jointly by all the people who live there.

— Clive

  • Hi, sunken The floor of the living room is lower than the floor of the other rooms.
  • You go down one or more steps.
  • co-op I think this refers to the way certain parts of the building are owned jointly by all the people who live there.
  • I'm unclear about the details.
  • I don't hear the term much.
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Hi,

sunken The floor of the living room is lower than the floor of the other rooms. You go down one or more steps.

co-op I think this refers to the way certain parts of the building are owned jointly by all the people who live there. I'm unclear about the details. I
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Hi Clive;

I lived in a co-op when I was a graduate student in Canada. The organisation owned a group of townhouses, and the students lived upstairs in the bedrooms. Each paid for the space they occupied - there were some private bedrooms, and some shared. The houses were segregated. There were a couple for guys and a couple for women.
The kitchen, dining area, living rooms, and bathro
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Hi!
So what exactly would a co-op apartment mean in which a family lives (a dad, mom and 2 children)?
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