town house

noun

Synonyms of town housenext
1
: a usually single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is usually connected to a similar house by a common sidewall
also : row house
2
: a house in town
specifically : the city residence of one having a country seat or having a chief residence elsewhere
stayed at their town house during the social season

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The 2,850-square-foot Madison Avenue shop is inspired by Smith’s home in London’s Holland Park, sporting a design intended to feel like a London town house. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 The developer plans to convert an office building, Rushmore One, in Ballantyne Corporate Park into five apartment buildings and seven town house buildings. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 Working with Urban Pioneering Architecture, Haughton corralled an all-Caribbean team of craftsmen and builders to renovate the four-story town house. — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for town house

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of town house was in 1571

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town house

noun
: a house connected to the next house by a common sidewall

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