bungalow
noun
bun·ga·low
ˈbəŋ-gə-ˌlō 
: a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof
also
: a house having one and a half stories and usually a front porch
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There are scores of rustic bungalows and mod villas dotting the fringes of each country’s sugar-white sands.
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Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Allen, who is sixty-five, had decided to ride out the storm in his house, a one-story bungalow in the Palma Ceia neighborhood, with green-and-white-striped awnings over the front windows, and a large American flag waving above the front steps.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Parents Joe and Katherine Jackson moved into the 672-square-foot two-bedroom bungalow in January 1950 at 2300 Jackson St., which served as the name of The Jacksons' 1989 album and its lead single.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s the main house, guest bungalows, a tennis court, Japanese gardens, rock bridges, pools, and a giant mushroom sculpture by the German artist Carsten Höller.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
Allen, who is sixty-five, had decided to ride out the storm in his house, a one-story bungalow in the Palma Ceia neighborhood, with green-and-white-striped awnings over the front windows, and a large American flag waving above the front steps.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Parents Joe and Katherine Jackson moved into the 672-square-foot two-bedroom bungalow in January 1950 at 2300 Jackson St., which served as the name of The Jacksons' 1989 album and its lead single.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s the main house, guest bungalows, a tennis court, Japanese gardens, rock bridges, pools, and a giant mushroom sculpture by the German artist Carsten Höller.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Bungalow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungalow. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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bungalow
noun
bun·ga·low
ˈbəŋ-gə-ˌlō
: a house with a single story and a roof with a low slope
also
: a house having one and a half stories and usually a front porch
Etymology
from Hindi baṅglā, literally, "(house) in the style of Bengal"
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