"mansionette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mansionettes [plural]
Etymology: From mansion + -ette. Doublet of maisonette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mansion|ette|id2=diminutive}} mansion + -ette, {{doublet|en|maisonette}} Doublet of maisonette Head templates: {{en-noun}} mansionette (plural mansionettes)
  1. (US) A large and somewhat luxurious house. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-mansionette-en-noun-8wlyaDcJ Categories (other): American English
  2. (UK) A flat that spans two or more floors, and often has its own entrance (i.e. not off a communal hallway). Tags: UK Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-mansionette-en-noun-CyHu1vjy Disambiguation of Housing: 23 77 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ette (diminutive): 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maisonette, mansion

Inflected forms

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