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townhouse

noun
/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-✻
  3. inherited from *hūsą✻ — “house”
  4. inherited from *hūs✻
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house”
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as townhouse — “town + house”

Definitions

  1. A row house or terraced house.

  2. A house in an urban setting.

  3. A town hall.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA