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
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The applicant listed on the rezoning petition is developer Prosperity Alliance, which is currently building affordable town houses on the former Economy Inn site in the Hidden Valley neighborhood.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
One of the detectives picked up the Italian man at an airport and brought him to the SoHo town house, two sources told CBS News New York.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
Do bought his home, a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom town house in Florida, in 2021.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 May 2025
To design the interiors of this six-story town house in Chelsea, Amy Kolker of Jane Street Projects looked to very specific people and places for inspiration.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
One of the detectives picked up the Italian man at an airport and brought him to the SoHo town house, two sources told CBS News New York.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
Do bought his home, a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom town house in Florida, in 2021.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 May 2025
To design the interiors of this six-story town house in Chelsea, Amy Kolker of Jane Street Projects looked to very specific people and places for inspiration.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for town house
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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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