microapartment

English

Alternative forms

• micro-apartment

Etymology

From micro- +‎ apartment.

Noun

microapartment (plural microapartments)

1. A small, affordable apartment.

   Synonym: microflat

   Coordinate term: microhome

   • 2016 December 28, Dan Hernandez, “Is an even smaller New York apartment the key to sustainable living?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     While there’s no reliable data on micro-housing, some notable policies and projects are popping up on that front too. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg waived the city’s zoning standards to allow micro-apartments.

   • 2017 February 11, Rupert Jones, “Welcome to rabbit-hutch Britain, land of the ever-shrinking home”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Another big player in this sector is the London-based developer Inspired Asset Management, which has created hundreds of “micro-apartments”, many of them located in Croydon, south London.

Synonyms

• microflat

Related terms

• nanoapartment

See also

• microhousing

Further reading

• microapartment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia