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Definition of maisonette noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maisonette

noun
 
/ˌmeɪzəˈnet/
 
/ˌmeɪzəˈnet/
(British English)
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  1. a flat with rooms on two floors within a building, usually with a separate entrance
    • The maisonette is situated on the second and third floors.
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French maisonnette, diminutive of maison ‘house’.
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