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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

/ ˈʌŋɡəˌəʊ /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bungalow1

First recorded in 1670–80, bungalow is from the Hindi word Բ literally, of Bengal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bungalow1

C17: from Hindi Բ (house) of the Bengal type
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Having returned to Tillicoultry where he's renting a bungalow, Jimmy says life is "100 times better" than it was at their lowest point.

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A defence solicitor said since being discharged from the RAF in 2006, Mr Donaldson has been living in a specially adapted bungalow, and asked "for mercy".

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He wants the Welsh government to block planning permission unless developers include some houses for able-bodied homeless people and accessible bungalows or ground floor flats.

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The entrepreneurial couple now rents their home, along with a pink California bungalow and a bungalow in Palm Springs, for celebrity photo shoots and music videos.

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The school had bungalows before the fire but they were destroyed.

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