townhouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce townhouse in British English:
UK [ˈtaʊnhaʊs]
How to pronounce townhouse in American English:
US [ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs]
Word Origin
- townhouse (n.)
- 1825, "a residence in a town," from town + house (n.) from a time when well-off families had country houses as well. As a type of suburban attached housing, c. 1968, American English.
Example
- 1. The mount austin area is dotted with mostly low-rise apartment buildings , single-family homes and townhouse developments .
- 2. Enough to buy him 170 replicas of his $ 20 million manhattan townhouse , complete with subway car decor .
- 3. I live in a hovel.you live in a townhouse !
- 4. The median price of a two-bed condo or townhouse in 2011 was $ 240000 , but this is for the city as a whole .
- 5. Unlike the ornaments and paintings adorning her kensington townhouse , the objects flick prizes most have no monetary value .