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Definition of "maisonette" [maisonette]

  • Chiefly British A small house. (noun)
  • Chiefly British An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "maisonette" in a sentence
  • "This diminutive maisonette is made from salvaged Texan woods carrying a bit of its history with it into its new life as a second home or guest house."
  • "The rest of the building is one other "maisonette" with a similar layout, an apartment occupying the entire third floor and two duplex penthouses (yes, two) on the fourth and fifth floors."
  • "This "maisonette" has a library with a fireplace, a small powder room, a kitchen and a dining room that leads out to a greenhouse and then a 400-square-foot backyard on the first floor."