multifamily

English

Etymology

multi- +‎ family

Adjective

multifamily (not comparable)

1. Intended for more than one family. Particularly applied to residences.

   An apartment building is a multifamily structure.

Translations

intended for more than one family; particularly applied to residences

• German: Mehrfamilien-

Noun

multifamily (plural multifamilies)

1. A residence intended for more than one family.
   • 2008 January 27, C. J. Hughes, “Beaten Down, and Not Only by Nature”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Gipson Street has multifamilies that have risen over the last few years from the sites of teardowns; Beach Ninth Street’s condos, with narrow stoops and Juliet balconies, are also examples of “infill” housing.