maisonette

C2+ Topic:House & Home

Also spelled maisonnette

US /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ UK /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small house or a two-floor apartment with its own entrance

    They rented a cozy maisonette near the river.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a small house or a... apartmentflatduplexcottagedwelling
Word family
Forms maisonnettes
Related forms maison

Etymology

From French maisonnette ('little house'), diminutive of maison ('house'), from Latin mansio ('a staying, dwelling'), from manere ('to remain').

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