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brownstone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbraʊnstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(broun′stōn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
brown•stone /ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Building, Rocks a reddish brown sandstone, used as a building material:[uncountable]houses of beautiful old brownstone.
  2. Building, Building, Architecture a building, or house attached to others in a row, which is made with this stone on the front:[countable]The party was at a fashionable brownstone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
brown•stone  (broun′stōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Building, Rocksa reddish-brown sandstone, used extensively as a building material.
  2. Building, Building, ArchitectureAlso called brown′stone front′. a building, esp. a row house, fronted with this stone.

adj. 
  1. [Archaic.]belonging or pertaining to the well-to-do class.
  • brown + stone 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brownstone /ˈbraʊnˌstəʊn/ n US
  1. a reddish-brown iron-rich sandstone used for building
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