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caseggiato

tenement block; apartment building

noun kah-zeh-JAH-toh Rare

Origin: From casa (house) + collective suffix -eggiato.

Usage Note

Caseggiato refers specifically to a large residential building or block of flats, often implying a dense urban or working-class context. It is more specific than palazzo (which can be grand) or condominio (which stresses joint ownership). The plural is regular: i caseggiati.

Examples

"Il caseggiato ha dodici appartamenti."

Natural Translation

The tenement block has twelve apartments.

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