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bungalow

[ buhng-guh-loh ]

noun

  1. a cottage of one story.
  2. (in India) a one-storied thatched or tiled house, usually surrounded by a veranda.
  3. (in the U.S.) a derivation of the Indian house type, popular especially during the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one and a half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, and a multi-windowed dormer and frequently built of rustic materials.


bungalow

/ ˈ²úʌŋɡəˌ±ôəʊ /

noun

  1. a one-storey house, sometimes with an attic
  2. (in India) a one-storey house, usually surrounded by a veranda
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bungalow1

First recorded in 1670–80, bungalow is from the Hindi word ²ú²¹²Ô²µ±ôÄå literally, of Bengal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bungalow1

C17: from Hindi ²ú²¹²Ô²µ±ôÄå (house) of the Bengal type
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The sun is shining on the bungalow where the 80-year-old lives in San Diego, California with his wife of more than five decades, Stella.

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As part of that redevelopment, four historic bungalows near the center of the lot are scheduled to be moved to another location closer to Olympic Boulevard.

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Many middle-class families splurged a little and installed them in new bungalows in the 1910s and 1920s.

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An advert for a two-bedroom bungalow for sale on the Mount highlights the "views of the planes" as a perk of the property.

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In Altadena, hundreds of renters occupied a type of housing common in the first half of the 20th century and almost never built today — clusters of single-family bungalows or cottages on a single parcel.

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