MAISONETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maisonette mean? 

• MAISONETTE (noun)
  The noun MAISONETTE has 2 senses:

1. a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside

2. a small house

  Familiarity information: MAISONETTE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAISONETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

maisonette; maisonnette

Hypernyms ("maisonette" is a kind of...):

apartment; flat (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small house

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

maisonette; maisonnette

Hypernyms ("maisonette" is a kind of...):

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)