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tenement

/ˈten.ə.mənt/

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noun

/ˈten.ə.mənt/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее ветхое многоквартирное здание, которое соответствует лишь самым базовым стандартам пригодности для проживания.

A noun referring to a run-down apartment building that only meets the most basic standards of habitability.

  1. Run-down apartment buildingB2formal

    A large, old building divided into many small apartments, often in poor condition and barely meeting minimal living standards.

    ruТрущобный дом

    • Many immigrants lived in crowded tenements in the early 20th century.
    • The tenement had broken windows and faulty plumbing.
    • The city is renovating old tenements to provide better housing.

    Synonymsrookerytenement house

Forms
  • tenements plural form
  • tenements' possessive plural form
  • tenement's possessive singular form