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a house having one or one and a half stories and often a front porch
She bought a small bungalow just outside the city.
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Recent Examples of bungalows
There’s also the secluded and recently renovated Cape Sounio, a Grecotel Resort, with 139 bungalows, suites, and private villas, which is perched on a hilltop at the southernmost tip of the Riviera.
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Aileen Weintraub, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Set on 12 acres overlooking the bay, its 135 private bungalows provide the perfect unwind incentive.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The area at 79th Terrace and Troost Avenue is largely commercial, but just to the west and east are residential neighborhoods of neat bungalows.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
That focus on nature continues throughout the new Mandarin Oriental’s 131 guest rooms, including 44 suites and nine bungalows, that each have space dedicated to indoor-outdoor living.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
Rooms are all stand-alone bungalows, and designed with privacy in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
The beachfront villas, overwater bungalows, and poolside apartments introduce a Dubai-style real estate model to the Maldives, focusing on both brand prestige and island living.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Since the 1920s, closeknit colonies of cottages and bungalows dotted every road in Sullivan and Ulster County.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
Aileen Weintraub, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Set on 12 acres overlooking the bay, its 135 private bungalows provide the perfect unwind incentive.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
My grandmother positions a chair in front of the windows of our sunroom, which look out onto the neighboring hills dotted with bungalows, Tuscan pines and tall palm trees.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The area at 79th Terrace and Troost Avenue is largely commercial, but just to the west and east are residential neighborhoods of neat bungalows.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
That focus on nature continues throughout the new Mandarin Oriental’s 131 guest rooms, including 44 suites and nine bungalows, that each have space dedicated to indoor-outdoor living.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
Rooms are all stand-alone bungalows, and designed with privacy in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
The beachfront villas, overwater bungalows, and poolside apartments introduce a Dubai-style real estate model to the Maldives, focusing on both brand prestige and island living.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Since the 1920s, closeknit colonies of cottages and bungalows dotted every road in Sullivan and Ulster County.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungalows
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Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 June 2026
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An additional 20 housekeeping cottages, sleeping up to six, are available at the lodge.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
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Myriad cabins and lodges, such as Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, provide a cozy basecamp between mountain outings.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Staff work out of greenhouses, laboratories and cabins in urban areas like Baltimore and in more rural offices near the 193 million acres of national forest and grassland that the agency manages.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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What to do nearby Oglethorpe Avenue is one of Savannah’s prettiest streets, lined with live oak trees and handsome mansions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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One day, the Santa Ana winds stoke a raging fire on the Getty Center hill, threatening the mansions south of Sunset.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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