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
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From country retreats to waterfront town houses, the firm crafts gracious homes that are made for comfortable living and elegant entertaining.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
The early plans call for two multilevel town houses and 12 flats ranging from about 1,000 to 3,000 square feet, with ground floor amenities.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
—The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The Bleecker Street store, for example, is a town house that resembles a cottage.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
The early plans call for two multilevel town houses and 12 flats ranging from about 1,000 to 3,000 square feet, with ground floor amenities.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
—The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The Bleecker Street store, for example, is a town house that resembles a cottage.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Town house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20house. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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