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マンション — meaning in English

manshon

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English meaning

  • apartment noun A self-contained set of rooms for living in, forming part of a larger building; a flat.
  • condominium noun A privately owned unit within a larger building or complex, where common areas are jointly owned by all residents.

Senses

マンション is used for these senses in English:

  • apartment (chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
  • apartment building A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.
  • condominium (US, Canada, Philippines) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]

apartment — full definition

  1. noun A self-contained set of rooms for living in, forming part of a larger building; a flat.
  2. noun A single room within a larger house or residence.

condominium — full definition

  1. noun A privately owned unit within a larger building or complex, where common areas are jointly owned by all residents.
  2. noun Joint control or sovereignty over a territory shared by two or more countries.

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