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noun
A row house or terraced house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, Philippines, US
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Broader terms: house
noun
A house in an urban setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: house
noun
A town hall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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History
From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”).
Across languages
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