Meaning of Bungalow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
2. A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
3. A chalet or lodge.
   Atlantic-Canada
4. A detached, freestanding house or mansion.
   Malaysia, Singapore

Equivalents

Examples

“My aunt can't manage the stairs any more, so she's moving to a bungalow.”

“the proprietor of the little tin bungalow that did duty for a garage”

“Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward.”

“Following the rule adopted in most tropical countries, a bungalow style of house was chosen.”

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