town house

noun

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

Examples of town house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Capitol Hill Club, in a white brick town house a few blocks from the House of Representatives, is a social institution exclusively for Republicans. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024 In the postwar years, the two lived lavishly: Bill, the multimillionaire director of Hanover Bank, owned an Upper East Side town house, a farm in Maryland, and a 60-acre estate on the North Shore of Long Island. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024 Reservoir Square, an 8-acre, mixed-use development on North Avenue — previously known as Madison Park North — will include 120 town houses. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024 Despite its setting in a 16th-century town house, the design is distinctly modern: black barstools, blond wood, moody lighting. Ray Isle, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2023 Famed for its picture-perfect canals, town houses, and bridges, Amsterdam is a vibrant city with countless things to do in all seasons. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023 Some walked the streets of nearby neighborhoods, such as Williamsburg, Dumbo, and Clinton Hill, where town houses and condos regularly sell for millions of dollars, collecting bottles and cans to redeem. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023 An impact fee will also be charged to developers of town houses and condominiums, but the amount has not been determined. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023 This was the Place Vendôme town house, the Hôtel de Fontpertuis, where for decades Elsa Schiaparelli ran her couture trade. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of town house was in 1571

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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

town house

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

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