studio apartment

noun

: a small apartment consisting typically of a main room, kitchenette, and bathroom

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The size of a typical studio apartment is 500 to 600 square feet. Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 14 July 2025 Photo: Adriane Quinlan The new green room is the size of a studio apartment and came furnished. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 June 2025 Located on the ground floor of a 19th-century villa, the studio apartment is simple and modern, with minimal but tasteful furnishings. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025 The plans call for 59 studio apartments, 44 one-bedroom apartments and six with two bedrooms. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for studio apartment

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of studio apartment was in 1884

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“Studio apartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/studio%20apartment. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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