showhouse

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noun

A house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.

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Meanings

nounshowhouse (plural showhouses)

plural showhouses

  1. A house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.

    More than 20 interior designers and decorative artists are participating in this year’s showhouse, a new, 10,000-square-foot shingle-style house built by George Gavalas of Bridgehampton.

    2007 July 20, Wendy Moonan, “Chinese Porcelain With a French Twist”, in New York Times

Origin

From show + house.

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APA

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

MLA

“showhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showhouse.

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