On 21/07/2014 00:51, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:

... but looking into WP showed that in Britain the meaning "refers to the town or city residence of a member of the nobility <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobility> or gentry <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentry>, as opposed to their country seat": http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_(Great_Britain) <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhouse_%28Great_Britain%29>

Please don't trust wikipedia on British English usage; the word "townhouse" on its own with no context simply does not have that connotation to me.

Cheers,

Andy

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