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Stacked boxes where strangers share walls and pretend they can't hear each other.
means Self-contained residences carved from a larger building, rented or owned, sharing structure with neighbors.
from From Italian appartamento, meaning a separated room, via French appartement — literally a place set apart from the rest.
Plural ironyNamed for being apart, yet packed together.
Roman rootsAncient Rome stacked tenants in insulae centuries ago.
Floor gamesMany buildings skip the 13th floor entirely.