townhouse

See also: town house

English

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Etymology

From town +‎ house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”).

Pronunciation

Noun

townhouse (plural townhouses)

  1. (chiefly US, Canada, Australia, Philippines) A row house or terraced house.
    Hypernym: house
  2. A house in an urban setting.
    Hypernym: house
  3. (dated) A town hall.

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