town house

noun

1
: a usually single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall
also : row house
2
: a house in town
specifically : the city residence of one having a country seat or having a chief residence elsewhere
stayed at their town house during the social season

Examples of town house in a Sentence

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In an elegant town house on the street, Bashar al-Assad’s father-in-law, Fawaz Akhras, has a cardiology practice. Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 The historic four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom town house still stands today and was recently listed for $1.8 million. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024 The Matches town house has also been handed back to its owner, Grosvenor, which used it as a showroom for young designers and artists from the Sarabande Foundation earlier this month during the art and design fairs in London. Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024 Mitchell then revealed that Miles owns a beach house in Florida, as well as a town house. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for town house 

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of town house was in 1571

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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

town house

noun
: a house connected to the next house by a common sidewall

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