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townhome

townhome

4 3.2
A house that shares walls with neighbors and has its own entrance
  • noun
  • /ˈtaʊnˌhoʊm/
  • US
translation icon : casa adosada
  • Our team took on the listing of this large 4-bedroom townhome with an in-law suite right in the H Street corridor.
  • townhomes and apartments
  • townhome, a home
  • three-bedroom townhome

We want more green spaces, but let's take abandoned strip malls and actually turn them into townhomes and streamline the redevelopment of this process.

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Examples

  • I pretty much had one bedroom and a few pieces of furniture scattered throughout a three-level townhome.

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  • I'm 33 years old, living with a roommate in a townhome, and my job is to share half of the rent.

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  • Our neighborhood of 56 townhomes has at least 10 units with a single elderly person living alone.

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  • Another 31% live in apartments or condominiums, while the remaining 19% live in townhomes or duplexes.

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  • Existing-home sales, which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, are based on transaction closings from multiple listing services.

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  • My sister just purchased a lovely townhome with a small garden in the backyard.

  • They are looking for a townhome in the city that is within walking distance of schools and shops.

  • The new development will feature modern townhomes with energy-efficient appliances and private entrances.

Synonyms

house
vstownhome
1.0

A building where one family lives

is specifically a residence that shares walls with neighbors and has its own entrance
townhouse
vstownhome
47 2.0

A house that shares walls with other houses in a row, often in a city

is usually individually owned and has its own entrance rather than being urban and tall
row house
vstownhome
  • US
9 3.4

A house in a long line that shares side walls with others

emphasizes individual ownership and separate entrance rather than just the row form
town house
vstownhome
1 3.0

A house in a row that shares walls with neighbours

is about individual ownership and private entrance rather than identical appearance
semi-detached house
vstownhome
  • UK
2.3

A house joined to another on one side that shares a wall

usually sits in a row sharing one or more walls rather than only one side
dwelling house
vstownhome
2.8

A house or building where people live, not a business building

is specifically a privately owned attached residence sharing walls with others

Antonyms

A house that stands alone and is not attached to other houses

How Attached

terraced house
  • UK
1 2.5
townhome
  • US
4 3.2

Surface Forms

townhome singular
townhomes plural

Morphology

townhome = town + home (semi-transparent) = town + home

The components 'town' + 'home' are clear, but the specific sense of an attached, row-style residence is a specialized usage not fully deducible from the parts.

Etymology

Townhome simply joins two common words, town and home, meaning a 'home in town'. It usually refers to a house that shares walls with its neighbors but is owned separately, so the name helps you remember it is a 'home in town' rather than a free-standing country house.