maisonette

mai·son·ette

noun

The definition of a maisonette is a British term for a self-contained living space or apartment. It is usually part of a larger house, extends over two stories and has its own entrance.

A two-story apartment on the back of a larger house is an example of a maisonette.

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maisonette

a small house; cottage
an apartment, esp. a duplex apartment

Origin of maisonette

Fr, diminutive of maison, house from Classical Latin mansio: see mansion

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maisonette

noun

Chiefly British

A small house.
An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside.

Origin of maisonette

French maisonnette diminutive of maison house, dwelling from Old French from Latin mānsiō mānsiōn-; see mansion .

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