split-level
adjective
split-lev·el
ˈsplit-ˈle-vəl 
: divided vertically so that the floor level of rooms in one part is approximately midway between the levels of two successive stories in an adjoining part
a split-level house
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But both homes were split-levels on a corner lot and had a stoop leading to the front door with windows on either side, a large tree in the yard and a side-entry garage on a separate street.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The movie follows a lesbian couple and a gay couple sharing a split-level Seattle residence: Lee (Lily Gladstone) and Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) live in the upper house, while Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-chan) reside in the converted garage.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Resting in the historic Vista Las Palmas neighborhood amid a half-acre cul-de-sac parcel at the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, the glass, stone, and butterfly-roof dwelling features four bedrooms and five baths in almost 4,700 square feet of split-level living space.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
When the Seminole Towne Center opened in 1995, the split-level mall was considered one of the toniest shopping centers in the region with upscale department stores Parisian and Burdines, alongside the everyman’s Sears and JCPenney.
—James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The movie follows a lesbian couple and a gay couple sharing a split-level Seattle residence: Lee (Lily Gladstone) and Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) live in the upper house, while Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-chan) reside in the converted garage.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Resting in the historic Vista Las Palmas neighborhood amid a half-acre cul-de-sac parcel at the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains, the glass, stone, and butterfly-roof dwelling features four bedrooms and five baths in almost 4,700 square feet of split-level living space.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
When the Seminole Towne Center opened in 1995, the split-level mall was considered one of the toniest shopping centers in the region with upscale department stores Parisian and Burdines, alongside the everyman’s Sears and JCPenney.
—James Wilkins, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Split-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split-level. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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