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brownstones

brownstones is the plural of brownstone.

Meaning of brownstone

Noun

brownstone (countable and uncountable, plural brownstones)

  1. (uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
  2. (countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
    • Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.1979, Talking Heads, Life During Wartime

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Questions about brownstones

What is brownstones the plural of?
Brownstones is the plural of brownstone.

Words near brownstones in the dictionary

  1. Brownsteins
  2. brownstone
  3. brownstoned
  4. brownstoner
  5. brownstoners
  6. brownstones
  7. brownstoning
  8. Brownstown
  9. Brownsville
  10. Brownswick
  11. Brownsword

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