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Definition of Maisonette

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

Definition of Maisonette

1. Noun. a small house ¹

2. Noun. an apartment often on two floors ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maisonette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maisonette

Literary usage of Maisonette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1902)
"What the deuce are you doing in my maisonette ? " I said. " Oh ! " says he, looking round him, " so this is a maisonette, is it ? And pretty cosy, too, ..."

2. Residential Flats of All Classes, Including Artisans' Dwellings: A Practical by Sydney Perks (1905)
"The maisonette seems an ideal arrangement for a flat, but some agents say that every ordinary flat in a building will be let before the maisonette. ..."

3. Information Annual (1917)
"In the last of a series of stubborn attacks, preceded by a violent artillery bombardment, the Teutons gained a foothold in La maisonette, captured some ..."

4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1880)
"Luckily, there is the maisonette in sight already, and if I mistake not, ... She insisted on being driven up to the front door of the maisonette. ..."

5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"While this was going on other German troops made their way up the flanks of the maisonette Hill, driving in our outposts and taking possession of the ridge. ..."

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