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multi-storey

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a building, having more than one storey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: high-rise

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A building with more than one storey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A car park or parking garage with more than one storey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English storey English multi-storey From multi- + storey.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: многапавярхо́вы (mnohapavjarxóvy) — having more than one storey
  • Bulgarian: многоета́жен (mnogoetážen) — having more than one storey
  • Czech: vícepatrový — having more than one storey
  • Czech: vícepodlažní — having more than one storey
  • German: mehrstöckig — having more than one storey
  • German: mehrgeschossig — having more than one storey
  • Hindi: बहुमंज़िला (bahumanzilā) — having more than one storey
  • Irish: ilstórach — having more than one storey
  • Korean: 다층 (dacheung) — having more than one storey
  • Polish: wielopiętrowy — having more than one storey
  • Polish: wielokondygnacyjny — having more than one storey
  • Russian: многоэта́жный (mnogoetážnyj) — having more than one storey
  • Ukrainian: багатоповерхо́вий (bahatopoverxóvyj) — having more than one storey
  • Welsh: aml-lawr — having more than one storey
  • Polish: piętrowiec — a building with more than one storey
  • Russian: многоэта́жный дом (mnogoetážnyj dom) — a building with more than one storey
  • Russian: многоэта́жное зда́ние (mnogoetážnoje zdánije) — a building with more than one storey
  • Russian: многоэта́жка (mnogoetážka) — a building with more than one storey
  • Spanish: multipisoteca — a building with more than one storey
  • Ukrainian: багатоповерхо́вий (bahatopoverxóvyj) — a building with more than one storey
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