Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small house.
- noun An apartment occupying two or more floors of a larger building and often having its own entrance from outside.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small house.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
small house - noun an
apartment often ontwo floors
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small house
- noun a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This diminutive maisonette is made from salvaged Texan woods carrying a bit of its history with it into its new life as a second home or guest house.
Dwell on Design Features More Brilliant Green Design Than Ever | Inhabitat 2009
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The rest of the building is one other "maisonette" with a similar layout, an apartment occupying the entire third floor and two duplex penthouses (yes, two) on the fourth and fifth floors.
The Steinbergs Seek a Billionaire's House on Millionaire's Budget 2000
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This "maisonette" has a library with a fireplace, a small powder room, a kitchen and a dining room that leads out to a greenhouse and then a 400-square-foot backyard on the first floor.
The Steinbergs Seek a Billionaire's House on Millionaire's Budget 2000
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A profile of the Dakota in New York Magazine in 1979 said she paid $150,000 for the five-room maisonette, or about 3% of the current asking price.
Madden Kicks Off Hunt for Buyer Josh Barbanel 2011
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He and his wife have also found a maisonette on Park Avenue.
Townhouse/Gallery in One Corrie Driebusch 2012
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In a 2 story maisonette with a beautiful view over the river Tay from the upstairs bedroom.
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In a 2 story maisonette with a beautiful view over the river Tay from the upstairs bedroom.
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Mr. Madden's apartment, a maisonette with just under 2,000 square feet of space, has an unusual private entrance off the interior court of the Dakota, the storied co-op at 72nd Street and Central Park West.
Madden Kicks Off Hunt for Buyer Josh Barbanel 2011
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He owns several homes, including a maisonette at 30 Crosby St. that he decided to rent after a failed attempt to sell it.
Blues Make SoHo Owner Happy Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal He owns several homes, including a maisonette at 30 Crosby St. that he decided to rent after a failed attempt to sell it.
A Blue Penthouse in SoHo Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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