maisonette
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mai·son·ette
(mā′zə-nĕt′, -sə-)n. Chiefly British
1. A small house.
2. An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside.
[French maisonnette, diminutive of maison, house, dwelling, from Old French, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-; see mansion.]
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maisonette
(ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt) ormaisonnette
n
(Architecture) self-contained living accommodation often occupying two floors of a larger house and having its own outside entrance
[C19: from French, diminutive of maison house]
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mai•son•ette
or mai•son•nette
(ˌmeɪ zəˈnɛt)n.
Chiefly Brit. an apartment, usu. with rooms on two floors.
[1810–20; < French: a small house, Old French =maison house + -ette -ette]
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| Noun | 1. |  maisonette - a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside |
| 2. |  maisonette - a small house house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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Translations
شِقَّه من طابِقَيْن
byt ve dvou patrechmezonet
lejlighed i to etager
kislakás
íbúî
atskiras dviaukštis butas
neliela divstāvu māja vai dzīvoklis
byt na dvoch poschodiach
iki katlı apartman dairesi
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maisonette
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maisonette
(meizəˈnet) noun (used especially by estate agents etc) a flat or apartment on two floors or stories.
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