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 campus would also include 220 town houses and apartments, a 125-room Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a 640-stall parking garage.
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The Manhattan town house where an Italian man was allegedly tortured for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his bitcoin wallet is seen in New York City, May 29, 2025.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
The East Dundee Village Board has chosen an Evanston company to redevelop the former Haeger Potteries property, a $76.3 million project that will create 136 apartment and town house units.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
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Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The Manhattan town house where an Italian man was allegedly tortured for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his bitcoin wallet is seen in New York City, May 29, 2025.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 May 2025
The East Dundee Village Board has chosen an Evanston company to redevelop the former Haeger Potteries property, a $76.3 million project that will create 136 apartment and town house units.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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