Phrase guide

single room occupancy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sĭng′gəl ro͞om′ ŏk′yə-pən-sē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹuːm ˈɒk.jə.pən.siː/
  • General-American: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹum ˈɔk.jə.pən.si/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹum ˈɑk.jə.pən.si/
  • Canada, standard: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹum ˈɒk.jə.pən.si/
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹum ˈɑk.jə.pən.si/
  • Australian: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹʉːm ˈɔk.jə.pən.siː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌsəŋ.ɡəl ˌɹʉːm ˈɒk.jə.pən.siː/
  • Scotland: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˌɹʉm ˈɔk.jə.pən.si/
  • Scotland: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡʌl ˌɹʉm ˈɔk.jʌ.pʌn.si/
  • India: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡel ˌɾuːm ˈɔk.ju.pan.siː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of an apartment with one room and without a bathroom or a kitchen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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