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rowhouse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, especially

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From row + house.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: casa en sèrie — rowhouse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排屋 (páiwū) — rowhouse
  • Danish: rækkehus — rowhouse
  • Dutch: rijhuis — rowhouse
  • Dutch: rijtjeshuis — rowhouse
  • Dutch: rijtjeswoning — rowhouse
  • Dutch: tussenwoning — rowhouse
  • Finnish: rivitaloasunto — rowhouse
  • Finnish: rivitalo — rowhouse
  • French: maison mitoyenne — rowhouse
  • French: maison en bande — rowhouse
  • German: Reihenhaus — rowhouse
  • German: Reiheneinfamilienhaus — rowhouse
  • Hungarian: sorház — rowhouse
  • Irish: teach sraithe — rowhouse
  • Italian: casa a schiera — rowhouse
  • Low German: Regenhuus — rowhouse
  • Macedonian: лепенка (lepenka) — rowhouse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rekkehus — rowhouse
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rekkehus — rowhouse
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rekkjehus — rowhouse
  • Polish: dom szeregowy — rowhouse
  • Polish: szeregowiec — rowhouse
  • Portuguese: moradia em banda — rowhouse
  • Portuguese: casa geminada — rowhouse
  • Russian: блокированный дом (blokirovannyj dom) — rowhouse
  • Spanish: casa adosada — rowhouse
  • Spanish: chalé adosado — rowhouse
  • Swedish: radhus — rowhouse
  • Turkish: sıra ev — rowhouse
  • Vietnamese: nhà liền kề — rowhouse
  • Welsh: tŷ teras — rowhouse
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