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Definition of "townhouse" []

  • A residence in a city. (noun)
  • A row house, especially a fashionable one. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "townhouse" in a sentence
  • "If she stays, she'll have to pay about $150,000 more than the townhouse is worth."
  • "The townhouse is across the street from a house purchased in 2008 for $13.95 million by George H. Walker IV, chairman of asset-management firm Neuberger Berman and a member of the Bush family."
  • "Brian Harkin for The Wall Street Journal The townhouse is outfitted with Energy Star appliances and has radiant floor heating."