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House (disambiguation)
The word house refers to:
- A type of residential building, see house.
- In history, a House is a dynasty, a familiar descendance, for example, a Royal House.
- In music, house refers to
- a production company (Casa Ricordi, Ricordi House)
- a subgenre of electronic music; see house music.
- In astrology, the 12 houses are angular sections into which a chart is divided, and which determine the astrological significance of celestial bodies located within.
- In the politics of the United States, "the House" is a short name of the United States House of Representatives.
- In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Houses of Parliament are divided into the upper House (The House of Lords) and the lower House (The House of Commons). The latter is frequently referred to as "the House".
- A method of organizing a school, see house (school).
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