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townhouse.

A row house or terraced house.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/General-American
  1. A row house or terraced house.

    Australia · Canada · Philippines · US
  2. A house in an urban setting.

  3. A town hall.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”).

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