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tenement
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tenement
(noun)
tenement
/
ˈ
tɛnəmənt/
noun
plural
tenements
tenement
/
ˈ
tɛnəmənt/
noun
plural
tenements
Britannica Dictionary definition of TENEMENT
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a large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city
inner-city
tenements
a
tenement
building/apartment
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tenement house
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