The world or community of flat-dwelling residents, or the condition and lifestyle associated with living in apartment flats.
Compound of 'flat' (British English for apartment, from Old English 'flet,' meaning floor or dwelling) and '-dom' (Old English suffix meaning domain or condition). A modern coinage reflecting urban housing patterns.
The term 'flatdom' reflects how 20th-century cities transformed—as vertical apartment buildings replaced single-family homes, an entirely new urban culture and social structure emerged around shared building living.
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