Mehrfamilienhaus.“
/ˈmeːɐ̯faˌmiːli̯ənˌhaʊs/
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A multi-family residential building, a house or apartment building that contains separate housing units for multiple independent families to live in
Das neue Mehrfamilienhaus in der Innenstadt hat zwanzig Wohneinheiten.
The new multi-family building downtown has twenty residential units.
Etymology
It is a German compound word formed by combining three parts: mehr- (meaning 'multiple'), Familien- (meaning 'families'), and Haus (meaning 'house'). The compound has been used to describe this type of building since the 19th century.
Memory Aid
Break the word into its component parts: Mehr = multiple, Familien = families, Haus = house. Remember the phrase: 'Multiple families' house = a multi-family house'.
Collocations
modernes Mehrfamilienhausstädtisches Mehrfamilienhausaltes Mehrfamilienhaus
Synonyms
MehrfamilienwohnanlageWohnblock
Antonyms
EinfamilienhausEinfamilienwohnung
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