Meanings
plural maisonnettes
- alternativeAlternative form of maisonette.
THE NEAT maisonnettes and manicured gardens exude comfortable suburbia.
1994 May 15, Christine Aziz, “The HIV tenants nobody wants”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 20203 more examples
Although the Everglades Club closed officially last night, apartments, maisonnettes, tennis courts and golf courses will be in use until May.
1935 March 31, “Palm Beach Keeps Busy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026In the Dumas trial, the French public was riveted by disclosures about the defendants' lifestyles, starting with the $10 million maisonnette on the Left Bank bought for Deviers-Joncour (and now returned by her).
2003 January 30, Joseph Fitchett, “Judges clear [Roland] Dumas in Elf [Aquitaine] payoff scandal”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026West Midlands police said the dead man was found after a blaze in a maisonnette, one of three fires reported in the area over half an hour.
2012 October 8, James Meikle, “Man arrested over fatal Midlands fires”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
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maisonnette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maisonnette
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