"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 Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-mansionette-en-noun-8wlyaDcJ Disambiguation of Housing: 53 47 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: 53 47 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maisonette, mansion

Inflected forms

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