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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
Rooms are all stand-alone bungalows, and designed with privacy in mind.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This collection of islands connected by water taxis feels like the ultimate place to disconnect, drawing everyone from surfers to more luxury-minded travelers staying at spots like Nayara Bocas del Toro, La Coralina Island House, or the region’s increasing array of eco-friendly overwater bungalows.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 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
Small bungalows, single-floor condos, and apartments are generally better candidates for window units.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Rounding out the global top five is Bora Bora in French Polynesia, an island paradise known for overwater bungalows and turquoise lagoons.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This collection of islands connected by water taxis feels like the ultimate place to disconnect, drawing everyone from surfers to more luxury-minded travelers staying at spots like Nayara Bocas del Toro, La Coralina Island House, or the region’s increasing array of eco-friendly overwater bungalows.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 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
Small bungalows, single-floor condos, and apartments are generally better candidates for window units.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Rounding out the global top five is Bora Bora in French Polynesia, an island paradise known for overwater bungalows and turquoise lagoons.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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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