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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dú dòng de
"这片社区主要由独栋住宅组成。"
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Designed to be occupied by one family; used to describe a standalone residential building that shares no common walls with other structures.
"They recently purchased a spacious single-family home in a quiet suburban neighborhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Middle English 'single' (from Latin 'singulus', meaning 'separate' or 'individual') and 'family' (from Latin 'familia', meaning 'household'). The compound adjective emerged in North American real estate terminology during the early 20th century to distinguish detached, standalone residential housing units from multi-family dwellings and apartments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Single-family" is said worldwide
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unifamilial
Transliteration: y-ni-fa-mi-ljal
"Ils cherchent à acheter une maison unifamiliale."
Einfamilien-
Transliteration: aɪn.faˈmiːli.ən
Script: Einfamilien
"Das Viertel besteht hauptsächlich aus Einfamilienhäusern."
unifamiliare
Transliteration: u-ni-fa-mi-ˈlja-re
"Hanno investito in una villetta unifamiliare."
unifamiliar
Transliteration: u-ni-fa-miˈljaɾ
"La nueva zona residencial cuenta con muchas casas unifamiliares."
unifamiliar
Transliteration: u-ni-fa-mi-liˈaɾ
"Eles preferem morar em uma residência unifamiliar."
एकल परिवार
Transliteration: ekal parivar
"उन्होंने उपनगर में एक एकल परिवार का घर खरीदा।"
独栋的
Transliteration: dú dòng de
"这片社区主要由独栋住宅组成。"
단독 주택의
Transliteration: dandok jutaeg-ui
"그들은 교외에 단독 주택을 지었습니다."
一戸建ての
Transliteration: ikkodate no
"彼らは郊外に一戸建ての家を購入しました。"
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