town house
or town·house
- a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
- a luxurious house in a large city, occupied entirely by one family.
- one of a row of houses joined by common sidewalls.
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Origin of town house
First recorded in 1520–30
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Examples from the Web for townhouse
Contemporary Examples
It was filmed in the real $50,000-a-month Tribeca townhouse that Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, rented back in 2011.
One mum, who lives in a £5m townhouse in Chelsea told me the following tale about her English nanny.
The young lawyer was returning to her townhouse near Regents Park with her boyfriend when she was accosted soon after dark.
Dorner appears to have broken into the townhouse, near Route 38, after police found his car.
But by the time the Special Operations team got to the townhouse, Zarqawi had already escaped.
Historical Examples
The townhouse is also very nobly built, with a high tower to it.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2)John Evelyn
We met them and they brought us to their townhouse, but they never hurt us.
Myths of the CherokeeJames Mooney
They were frightened and drew near together in the townhouse, and no one whispered.
Myths of the CherokeeJames Mooney
Each city had its plaza, its townhouse, its officials, and its law-courts.
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)Thomas C. Dawson
My brother lodged again at our grand-uncle's, while the Junker dwelt at the Waldstromer's townhouse.
Margery [Gred], CompleteGeorg Ebers
town house
- a terraced house in an urban area, esp a fashionable one, often having the main living room on the first floor with an integral garage on the ground floor
- a person's town residence as distinct from his country residence
- another name (now chiefly Scot) for town hall
- Also called: row house, (chiefly Brit) terraced house US and Canadian a house that is part of a terrace
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Word Origin and History for townhouse
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