Bedsitter

/ˈbɛdsɪtər/ noun

Definition

A small apartment or room with a bed and sitting area combined, where someone lives; often used in British English for a tiny studio apartment.

Etymology

From 'bed' combined with 'sitter' (from 'sitting room'), a British term. This compound emerged in the early 20th century to describe cramped urban housing.

Kelly Says

The bedsitter became iconic in post-WWII Britain—these tiny combined bed-and-living spaces defined an entire generation of young workers and students, and inspired countless novels and films exploring urban loneliness and tight quarters.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ምክንያት
and mik-nyat
ARالعربية
غرفة نوم
ghurfa noo-m
BNবাংলা
একটি ঘর
ek-ti gh-or
CACatalà
estudi
es-tu-di
CSČeština
studio
stu-dio
DADansk
studio
stu-dio
DEDeutsch
Einzimmerwohnung
eye-n-zim-mer-vohn-ung
ELΕλληνικά
μονόχωρο
mono-cho-ro
ESEspañol
habitación con cama
a-bi-ta-ción con ka-ma
FAفارسی
اتاق کوچک
ataq koo-chak
FISuomi
studio
stu-dio
FRFrançais
chambre-studio
shamber-stu-dee-o
GUGU
એક રૂમ
ek room
HAHA
gidan gida
gi-dan gi-da
HEעברית
סטודיו
stu-dio
HIहिन्दी
एक कमरा
ek kam-ra
HUMagyar
stúdió
stu-dió
IDBahasa Indonesia
studio
stu-dio
IGIG
akwa
ak-wa
ITItaliano
studio
stu-dio
JA日本語
ワンルーム
wan-ru-mu
KKKK
бірлігі
bir-li-gi
KMKM
ផ្ទះមួយ
phet-ha mu-oy
KO한국어
원룸
won-room
MRMR
एक खोली
ek kho-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
studio
stu-dio
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေတန်း
shwe-ta-ng
NLNederlands
studio-appartement
stu-dio-ap-par-te-ment
NONorsk
studio
stu-dio
PAPA
ਇਕ ਕਮਰਾ
ek kamar
PLPolski
studio
stu-dio
PTPortuguês
quarto-studio
quar-to-stu-dee-o
RORomână
studio
stu-dio
RUРусский
студия
stu-di-ya
SVSvenska
studio
stu-dio
SWKiswahili
studio
stu-dio
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு அறை
oru a-rai
TEతెలుగు
ఒక గది
o-ka ga-di
THไทย
ห้องเช่า
huang chao
TLTL
studio
stu-dio
TRTürkçe
çalışma odası
cha-li-sma o-da
UKУкраїнська
студія
stu-di-ya
URاردو
ایک کمرہ
ek kamar
VITiếng Việt
phòng trọ
phong tro
YOYO
ile
ee-le
ZH中文
单间公寓
dan-jian gong-yu
ZUZU
ikhwala
ik-hwa-la

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