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 slim, white store is located within a rare set of town houses in the city.
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Lee Hyo-Won, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
The building would include 12 flats, two town houses and ground-floor amenities.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
The Federal-style town house features five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
The most recent application requests only 134 town houses, but the other homes could still be on the table.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lee Hyo-Won, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
The building would include 12 flats, two town houses and ground-floor amenities.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
The Federal-style town house features five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
The most recent application requests only 134 town houses, but the other homes could still be on the table.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 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 7 May. 2025.
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