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bungalow definition

bun·ga·low (buŋgə lō′)

noun

  1. in India, a low, one-storied house, usually with a wide, sweeping porch
  2. a small house or cottage, usually of one story and an attic

Etymology: Anglo-Ind < Gujarati bangalo < Hindi bānglā, thatched house, lit., Bengalese

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