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storey house

British  

noun

  1. (in W Africa) a house having more than one storey

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Behind an immaculately kept lawn and a neat gravel pathway, the unassuming two storey house almost seemed like any other along the lane in Belleville, Illinois.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2017

“The swimming pool is Gucci,” jokes his younger brother Swae Lee, as the two lounge by the infinity pool and hot tub outside their three storey house in LA’s Studio City.

From Forbes • Mar. 31, 2015

One of the other boys, Brandon Teng, lives around a two-minute walk away, in a similar white-washed, two storey house.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2012

The buildings are a two-and-a-half storey house, a good cellar, stable and smokehouse.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry

The stone fireplace was deep and ample, built by Father Honoré,—indeed, the entire one storey house was his handiwork.

From Flamsted quarries by Nelson, G. Patrick

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