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bun·​ga·​loid | \ ˈbəŋgəˌlȯid \

Definition of bungaloid

: resembling or suggesting a bungalow when the prairie house was a pink bungaloid rash on the great open spaces — Times Literary Supplement : characterized by constructions resembling bungalows depressed by the uglier and drearier parts of the town, or alarmed by its bungaloid outskirts— William Plomer

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History and Etymology for bungaloid

bungalow + -oid

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“Bungaloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungaloid. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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