Noun: maisonette ,mey-zu'net
- A self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
"The newly renovated building featured several luxurious maisonettes";
- maisonnette
- A small house
"They rented a cosy maisonette in the countryside";
- maisonnette
Derived forms: maisonettes
Type of: apartment, flat [Brit], house
Encyclopedia: Maisonette