bungalow
noun
bun·ga·low
ˈbəŋ-gə-ˌlō 
: a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof
also
: a house having one and a half stories and usually a front porch
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After World War II, the above-ground population grew when veterans purchased bungalows in Colma’s Sterling Park neighborhood, some costing $8,950, with GI loans (some of which are now are worth nearly $1 million).
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Vaccination faces additional challenges in a century-old Sarasota County neighborhood of low-slung bungalows called Pinecraft, home to about 3,000 Mennonites — and double that number when Amish snowbirds arrive in the winter.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Entering our bungalow, dubbed The Herbalist, felt like walking into a stylish friend’s thoughtfully furnished New England guest house.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The Clippers’ Intuit Dome has 46 traditional suites, plus 20 bungalow suites and four courtside cabanas.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Vaccination faces additional challenges in a century-old Sarasota County neighborhood of low-slung bungalows called Pinecraft, home to about 3,000 Mennonites — and double that number when Amish snowbirds arrive in the winter.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Entering our bungalow, dubbed The Herbalist, felt like walking into a stylish friend’s thoughtfully furnished New England guest house.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The Clippers’ Intuit Dome has 46 traditional suites, plus 20 bungalow suites and four courtside cabanas.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Bungalow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungalow. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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bungalow
noun
bun·ga·low
ˈbəŋ-gə-ˌlō
: a house with a single story and a roof with a low slope
also
: a house having one and a half stories and usually a front porch
Etymology
from Hindi baṅglā, literally, "(house) in the style of Bengal"
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