townhome

noun

town·​home ˈtau̇n-ˌhōm How to pronounce townhome (audio)
plural townhomes
US
: a house that has two or three levels and that is attached to a similar house by a shared wall : town house sense 1
"Drop-dead gorgeous 1991 townhome in the heart of Brentwood" was how McKenna described the property in the listing.Jeffrey Toobin
An "extraordinary" townhome community, conveniently located on approximately 30 acres of magnificent countryside in the Jefferson Boro area of South Hills.The Pittsburgh Press
… machines rumble outside smoothing the way for a townhome complex, vanguard of the new village.Charlie Meyers

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The median sales price of condos and townhomes didn’t move at all, staying right at $400,000 in June. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 3 July 2025 Sanders Development Group will build six three-story attached townhomes and a four-story, 15-unit apartment building with commercial space on the southern half of block D, which fronts Russell Commons Park. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Rio Rockwell is 50 single-family homes and 54 townhomes, including 11 units reserved for low-income residents, in northeastern Oceanside near the San Luis Rey River. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 Sales of condos and townhomes were down 21% in April in Miami-Dade, according to the latest report from the Miami Association of Realtors. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for townhome

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of townhome was in 1957

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“Townhome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townhome. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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