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Definition of “bungalow”

bungalow (ˈbʌŋɡəˌləʊ Pronunciation for bungalow

Definitions

noun

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

Word Origin

C17: from Hindi banglā (house) of the Bengal type

Translations for 'bungalow'

  • British English: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow A bungalow is a house with only one floor.ˈbʌŋɡəˌləʊ NOUN
  • Arabic: بَيْت ذو طابَق واحِدPronunciation for بَيْت ذو طابَق واحِد
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bangalôPronunciation for bangalô
  • Chinese: 平房Pronunciation for 平房
  • Croatian: bungalovPronunciation for bungalov
  • Czech: bungalovPronunciation for bungalov
  • Danish: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • Dutch: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • European Spanish: casa de una plantaPronunciation for casa de una planta
  • Finnish: yksikerroksinen talo / mökkiPronunciation for yksikerroksinen talo / mökki
  • French: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • German: BungalowPronunciation for Bungalow Bungalows
  • Greek: μπάνγκαλοουPronunciation for μπάνγκαλοου
  • Italian: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • Japanese: バンガローPronunciation for バンガロー
  • Korean: 방갈로Pronunciation for 방갈로
  • Norwegian: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • Polish: bungalowPronunciation for bungalow
  • Portuguese: bangalôPronunciation for bangalô
  • Romanian: bungalou bungalouri
  • Russian: бунгалоPronunciation for бунгало
  • Spanish: chaletPronunciation for chalet
  • Swedish: enplanshusPronunciation for enplanshus
  • Thai: บังกาโลPronunciation for บังกาโล
  • Turkish: bungalovPronunciation for bungalov
  • Ukrainian: бунгало
  • Vietnamese: nhà gỗ một tầngPronunciation for nhà gỗ một tầng

Example Sentences Including 'bungalow'

Accompanied by the dogs, her husband led Rachel into a large room at the front of the bungalow.
Ferrars, Elizabeth Come and Be Killed
And Labour Minister S. N. Jatia's 1 Race Course Road bungalow is still in possession of Sis Ram Ola.
India Today (1998)
But you can choose the bungalow loft which also has another 400 to 500 square feet of space upstairs.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Drew, 34, Janette, 36, and the kids were killed outright when their bungalow was reduced to rubble.
Sun, News of the World (2000)
Eventually we find it -- like a clapboard bungalow with a thirty-foot aerial set at the apex of its roof.
Edited by Robin Robertson MORTIFICATION: Writers' Stories of their Public Shame (2003)
He wrenched his mind back to the bungalow on that sunny morning.
Meek, M R D In Remembrance of Rose
I went to the reception and booked a two-bedroomed bungalow.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Stanson lived in a small, white bungalow that he bought in Wood Point, N. B., three years ago, ATV News reported Thursday.
canada.com (2004)
Within weeks half a dozen of them moved into Jane's tiny two-bedroomed council bungalow in the nearby village of Brampton.
Sun, News of the World (2000)

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