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MAISONNETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maisonnette mean? 

MAISONNETTE (noun)
  The noun MAISONNETTE has 2 senses:

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

2. a small houseplay

  Familiarity information: MAISONNETTE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAISONNETTE (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 ("maisonnette" 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 ("maisonnette" 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)


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