Meaning

2 senses

  1. A small house.

    a small house

  2. An apartment, often on two floors.

    Maisonette, Maisonettenwohnung

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

Examples

2 sentences

  1. This maisonette is on two floors.

    deDiese Wohnung befindet sich auf zwei Etagen. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. They live in a maisonette.

    deSie wohnen in einer Doppeletagenwohnung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
apartment, often on two floors:

Origin

Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette.

Borrowed from French maisonnette. Doublet of mansionette.

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Forms

plural: maisonettes

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small house:maisonnette
  • a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside:maisonnette

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mainstreammaintainB1maintainermaintenanceB1maizemajesticmajesticallymajesty

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