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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaison individuelle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mɛ.zɔ̃ ɛ̃.di.vi.dɥɛl/
"Ils vivent dans une grande maison individuelle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A detached residential building intended for occupation by a single family or private owner.
"They moved from an apartment into a spacious private house in the suburbs." - 2
A dwelling place not owned or operated by the government or public institutions.
"The historic estate was converted from a private house into a public museum."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'private' (derived from Latin 'privatus', meaning set apart or belonging to an individual) and 'house' (from Proto-Germanic '*hūsą', meaning dwelling or shelter). Historically used to distinguish residential homes owned and occupied by individuals or families from public, commercial, or multi-family apartment buildings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Private house" is said worldwide
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maison individuelle
Transliteration: /mɛ.zɔ̃ ɛ̃.di.vi.dɥɛl/
"Ils vivent dans une grande maison individuelle."
Privathaus
Transliteration: /pʁiˈvaːtˌhaʊs/
"Das Architekturbüro entwarf ein modernes Privathaus."
casa privata
Transliteration: /ˈka.za priˈvaː.ta/
"Hanno acquistato una splendida casa privata in campagna."
casa privada
Transliteration: /ˈka.sa priˈβa.ða/
"La fiesta se celebró en una casa privada."
casa particular
Transliteration: /ˈka.zɐ pɐɾ.ti.kuˈlaɾ/
"Eles moram em uma casa particular perto da praia."
निजी घर
Transliteration: niji ghar
"उन्होंने शहर के बाहर एक निजी घर खरीदा है।"
私宅
Transliteration: sī zhái
"这座历史悠久的私宅现在对公众开放。"
사유주택
Transliteration: sayu-jutaek
"그들은 조용한 곳에 사유주택을 지었습니다."
私邸
Transliteration: shitei
"首相は週末を私邸で過ごした。"
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