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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.
   

   A Manhattan brownstone

   We tried to buy a Brooklyn brownstone that needed some work, but couldn’t make the down payment.

   • 1979, Talking Heads, Life During Wartime,

     Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.

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