town house 1 a city residence, esp. as distinguished from a country residence of the same owner 2 a dwelling, typically two-story or three-story, that is one of a planned complex of such, often contiguous, dwellings: also town’house or town’home’ n.
While my usually-trusty Webster’s New World College Dictionary offers woefully inept definitions of the townhouse (#1 harks back to 17th century England; #2 reminds one of suburban Maryland), you get the picture. Or if you don't, here's an actual picture:
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| Townhouses in Old City Philadelphia. Photo: author |
