semidetached

American  

[sem-ee-di-tacht, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm i dɪˈtætʃt, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. partly detached.

2. of or relating to a house joined by a party wall to another house or row of houses.

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semidetached British  

/ ˌsɛmɪdɪˈtætʃt /

adjective

1. 1. (of a building) joined to another on one side by a common wall

   2. ( as noun )

      they live in a suburban semidetached

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Other Word Forms

• semidetachment
  noun

Etymology

Origin of semidetached

First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + detached

Example Sentences

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semidetached

We’re in our 50s and will probably get $1 million for our four-bedroom semidetached townhouse, and have our sights set on a $1.6 million house that has “great bones” but needs a lot of work.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

The fablelike movie describes a life spent indoors, with a droll, semidetached tone that makes it easy to overlook the plot holes.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

Etienne Eaton of Keller Williams said 129 homes have sold in Brightwood in the past nine months — 30 detached single-family houses, 73 semidetached houses and rowhouses, and 26 condos.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022

There are 15 homes under contract, ranging from a one-bathroom studio listed at $190,000 to a four-bedroom, one-bathroom semidetached rowhouse listed for $790,000.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2021

We’re living in a larger place now, the three of us: the upper two stories of a red brick semidetached house with a sagging wooden square-pillared porch, on a side street west along Bloor.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood