Maisonette Definition

māzə-nĕt, -sə-
noun
A small house; cottage.
Webster's New World
An apartment, esp. a duplex apartment.
Webster's New World
An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • maisonnette

Other Word Forms of Maisonette

Noun

Singular:
maisonette
Plural:
maisonettes

Origin of Maisonette

  • French maisonnette diminutive of maison house, dwelling from Old French from Latin mānsiō mānsiōn- mansion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French maisonnette

    From Wiktionary

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