single-family house

collocation in English

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house
noun
uk
/haʊs/us
/haʊs/
a building that people, usually one family, ...
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(Definition ofhousefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This paper deals with a project for an extendable patio house - a one-storeysingle-familyhouse.
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Asingle-familyhouse, demolished after the new building was authorized in the mid-1930s, stood on the present site.
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While the averagesingle-familyhouseis priced around 1 million dollars, many homes in the area sell for more than 10 million dollars.
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Various owners announced intentions to convert the property to asingle-familyhouse, a green inn, a place for weddings and functions, or an artists' residency.
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Descendants of the original owner lived in the house until 1971 and preserved its original appearance as asingle-familyhouse.
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His theoretical studies soon advanced into several differentsingle-familyhousemodels.
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The local centre was extended substantially only during the last few decades, with a core settlement of asingle-familyhouseforming its centerpiece.
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The typical urbanizacion has several hundred single-family houses and/or apartment buildings, often built by one developer.
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The "domus" was a privately ownedsingle-familyhouse, and might be furnished with a private bath "(balneum)", but it was not a place to retreat from public life.
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Because they are not surrounded by other buildings, the potential size of asingle-familyhouseis limited only by the budget of the builder and local law.
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Developers played safe, constructing single-family houses to market-friendly designs.
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Half of the residents live in single-family houses, the rest live in condominiums, townhouses, and apartments.
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In 2003 houses included single-family houses, two- and three-story townhouses, and condominiums.
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It has 40 single-family houses and a condominium complex with 10 units, and its population is about 100.
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However, unlike the other two neighborhoods, there is also a large contingent of owner-occupied single-family houses.
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