maisonette
noun/ˌmeɪzəˈnet/
/ˌmeɪzəˈnet/
(British English)- 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.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French maisonnette, diminutive of maison ‘house’.Definitions on the go
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