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In America it can mean either, though in college it usually refers to a dorm mate, which often house 2 people. It also describes people who share an apartment/house but have separate rooms.

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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That’s because the typical American is a semi literate troglodyte, anywhere else you would refer to someone like that as a flatmate or housemate.

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- Etterra@discuss.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You must be British.
  
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  - BlackVenom@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Bri’ish*
    
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  - AnyOldName3@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    In Britain, no one would think roommates slept in the same room. The possible words for that would be ones like spouse or sibling and anyone else sharing a bedroom outside of an army barracks or youth hostel would be super weird.
    
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  - Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    No, I just use words properly.
    
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