Meanings
nountownhouse (plural townhouses)
plural townhouses · alternative town house
- AustraliaCanadaPhilippinesUSA row house or terraced house.
- datedA town hall.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From town + house. Compare Dutch tuinhuis (“summer house, cabana”), tuinhuisje (“bower”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聯排別墅 /联排别墅
- 聯排別墅 /联排别墅 (liánpái biéshù)house in an urban setting
Finnish kaupunkitalo
- kaupunkitalohouse in an urban setting
French maison de ville
- maison de villehouse in an urban setting
German Stadthaus
- Stadthaushouse in an urban setting
Japanese 町家
- 町家 (machiya)house in an urban setting
Polish dom miejski
- dom miejskihouse in an urban setting
Russian таунха́ус
- таунха́ус (taunxáus)house in an urban setting
Cite this entry
APA
townhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townhouse
MLA
“townhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “townhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townhouse.
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