house number

noun

The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.

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Meanings

nounhouse number (plural house numbers)

plural house numbers

  1. The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.
  2. The physical representation of this number (for example, affixed to the door or painted on a mailbox).

Translations

Bulgarian но́мер
  • но́мер (nómer)street address
Czech číslo domu
  • číslo domustreet address
Dutch huisnummer
  • huisnummerstreet address
Finnish osoitenumero, talonnumero
  • osoitenumerostreet address
  • talonnumerostreet address
French numéro de maison
  • numéro de maisonstreet address
German Hausnummer
  • Hausnummerstreet address
Hungarian házszám
  • házszámstreet address
Italian numero civico
  • numero civicostreet address
Polish numer domu
  • numer domustreet address
Spanish número de la casa
  • número de la casastreet address
Cite this entry
APA

house number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20number

MLA

“house number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20number.

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