Tenement
/tˈɛnəmənt/
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Definition
(noun) A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
Sentence Examples
They live in a rundown tenement on 5th St.
Tom grew up in a tenement.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the past, many families lived in crowded ____ buildings in the busy industrial areas of the growing cities today.