townhome
noun
town·home
ˈtau̇n-ˌhōm 
plural townhomes
US
: a house that has two or three levels and that is attached to a similar house by a shared wall : town house sense 1
"Drop-dead gorgeous 1991 townhome in the heart of Brentwood" was how McKenna described the property in the listing.—
Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey ToobinAn "extraordinary" townhome community, conveniently located on approximately 30 acres of magnificent countryside in the Jefferson Boro area of South Hills.—The Pittsburgh Press
The Pittsburgh Press… machines rumble outside smoothing the way for a townhome complex, vanguard of the new village.—Charlie Meyers
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The two-story, attached townhomes in Rancho Mission Viejo range in size from 910 to 1,540 square feet with two floor plans.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Where History Meets Hospitality Originally built in 1876 as a pair of adjoining Italianate townhomes for two prominent Savannah merchant families who together ran the largest hardware store in the city, today, the doors are open to guests.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a successful 2022 city ballot measure that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing no-fee trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Denver, not normally viewed as a lower-cost place to do business, had development fees of $47,134 for single-family and $33,009 for condos and townhomes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
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Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Where History Meets Hospitality Originally built in 1876 as a pair of adjoining Italianate townhomes for two prominent Savannah merchant families who together ran the largest hardware store in the city, today, the doors are open to guests.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a successful 2022 city ballot measure that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing no-fee trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Denver, not normally viewed as a lower-cost place to do business, had development fees of $47,134 for single-family and $33,009 for condos and townhomes.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Townhome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townhome. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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