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shophouse

shophouse noun: a building that has both retail and domestic use.

shophouse: a building that has both retail and domestic use
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Noun

shophouse (plural shophouses)

  1. (Southeast Asia) A building that has both retail and domestic use.

shophouse meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Thai

shophouse in Malay

a building that has both retail and domestic use
rumah kedai

shophouse in Indonesian

a building that has both retail and domestic use
rumah toko

shophouse in Thai

a building that has both retail and domestic use
ห้องแถว hông tăe

Forms of shophouse

pluralshophouses

Origin of shophouse

From shop + house.

Questions about shophouse

What does shophouse mean?
Shophouse means a building that has both retail and domestic use.
What is shophouse in Malay?
Shophouse in Malay is rumah kedai. See Shophouse meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is shophouse?
Shophouse is a noun.
What is the plural of shophouse?
The plural of shophouse is shophouses.

Words near shophouse in the dictionary

  1. shopharoth
  2. shophars
  3. shophet
  4. shophetim
  5. shophets
  6. shophouse
  7. shophouses
  8. shophroth
  9. shophtim
  10. shopkeep
  11. shopkeeper

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