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house
English
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Etymology
As an English surname, from the noun en house.
Also as an English surname, variant of en Howes.
Also as a topographic English surname, from a derivative of en ang hyse place overgrown with water plants, from ang hos bramble, thorn, sprout bramble. This may have also made its way into en Hose, en Huss.
As a en de - surname, calqued from the surname en Haus.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-House.wav US
Proper noun
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en politics A particular chamber of political representation
en US _ politics as "the House" en House of Representatives.
en Madison Hart Temecula City Council declares opposition to Prop. 50 w:The Press-Enterprise https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/02/temecula-city-council-declares-opposition-to-prop-50/ 2025-10-02 Prop. 50 proponents, including Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature and in Congress, say the proposition is needed to counteract Texas’ recent redistricting efforts to give the GOP more House seats. https://web.archive.org/web/20251217091259/https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/10/02/temecula-city-council-declares-opposition-to-prop-50/
en politics Westminsterian parliamentary systems en House of Commons.
en politics en House of Parliament.
More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber (unicameral).
A placename:
en village co/Quay County s/New Mexico c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Pitt County s/North Carolina c/USA.
en topographic Middle English for someone residing in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
en Gabriel Castillo, Jenna Barnes, Ben Bradley, Michael Johnson, Erik Runge Defeated in Dolton: Trustee Jason House beats incumbent Mayor Tiffany Henyard by landslide in primary w:WGN-TV https://wgntv.com/dolton/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-loses-democratic-primary-to-trustee-jason-house/ 2025-02-25 The incumbent and embattled Henyard lost Tuesday’s Democratic primary to Trustee Jason House by a landslide, with House winning nearly 90% of the vote. 28 February 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250227171322/https://wgntv.com/dolton/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-loses-democratic-primary-to-trustee-jason-house/ 27 February 2025
en Oxon slang dated Christ Church, Oxford.
Derived terms
en divide the House post-House Dr. House
Translations
House of Representatives
House of Commons
See also
en Haus Hauss
en politics Senate
German
Etymology
de en house. de Haus.
Pronunciation
de /haʊ̯s/
de De-House.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aʊ̯s 1
Noun
m,(s).sg
de music house music, house
de House-Musik<g:f> Housemusik<g:f>
Declension
m,(s).sg
Further reading
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