noun
townhouse
TOWN-hows
noun
1
A tall, narrow house that shares one or both side walls with the houses next to it, typically in a city or town.
"They bought a three-storey townhouse in the middle of the terrace."
"The new development has forty townhouses arranged around a shared courtyard."
2
A wealthy family's city residence, historically kept in addition to a country house.
"The duke spent the winter season at his townhouse in London."
How to Use Townhouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA narrow, multi-storey house sharing walls with its neighbours, common in cities.
Common pairings
a row of townhouses
a Georgian townhouse
townhouse development
Word Forms
townhouses plural
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "town" and "house," describing a house built for town living rather than the countryside.