town house

or townhouse

noun

1. a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
2. a luxurious house in a large city, occupied entirely by one family.
3. one of a row of houses joined by common sidewalls.

town house

noun

1. a terraced house in an urban area, esp a fashionable one, often having the main living room on the first floor with an integral garage on the ground floor
2. a person's town residence as distinct from his country residence
3. See town hall
   another name (now chiefly Scot) for town hall
4. Also calledrow housechiefly Britterraced house a house that is part of a terrace

Word History and Origins

Origin of town house¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

I headed straight to The Coffee Mill before stopping at my town house.

From Washington Blade

But I made a million dollars by the time I was 20, I bought a town house in Manhattan and put myself through Columbia.

From The Daily Beast

Val was a fool for letting his town house in the spring but of course we know he is one and must put up with it.

From Project Gutenberg

In the public square stands the principal church, royal treasury, town-house, and the richest shops.

From Project Gutenberg

But now a proper edifice, the town house, is built for public use and the public meetings are held in it.

From Project Gutenberg

In this connection it may not be out of place to remember that the town house was enlarged and a belfry added to it.

From Project Gutenberg

To be sure, Robin must have a town house now he was married.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• city center
• courthouse