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Definition of maisonette

maisonette

/ˌmeɪ.zəˈnɛt/
mai · son · ette
Plural:maisonettes
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• noun

1

British A self-contained apartment or flat that occupies two floors of a larger building and frequently has its own private entrance from the street.

Example

"The young couple decided to rent a two-story maisonette with its own front door and a small garden."

2

A very small house or cottage.

Example

"They spent their summer holidays in a charming stone maisonette tucked away in the French countryside."

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• Nearby Words

maintainer
maintenance
maipo
maisonette
maisonnette
maize
majestic

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 18th century from French maisonnette, a diminutive of maison ('house'), which derives from Latin mansio ('dwelling').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Maisonette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/maisonette
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