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townhouse

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs// UK //tˈaʊnhaʊs// town·house Archaic

n. a tall, narrow house that is part of a row of similar houses. These homes usually share side walls with their neighbors and have two or more floors.

n. a tall, narrow residential building that shares side walls with adjacent properties. Typically multi-storey and situated within an urban or suburban development.


SIMPLE

They live in a three-story townhouse near the park.

CONTEXTUAL

The developer converted the old factory site into a row of modern townhouses with shared garden spaces.

COMPLEX

While the exterior of the townhouse maintains its traditional Victorian facade, the interior has been completely gutted and redesigned to accommodate an open-plan living area and a modern kitchen.

Origin

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

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