Hello all,

here it's defined as :

"A set of rooms for living in, typically on two storeys of a larger
building and having a separate entrance."
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/maisonette

HTH


Am 02.12.2017 um 23:21 schrieb Warin:
> On 03-Dec-17 09:09 AM, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>
>> On 3 December 2017 at 04:58, marc marc <marc_marc_...@hotmail.com
>> <mailto:marc_marc_...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     In french, a "maisonette" is a small detached house or a tiny
>>     house or a
>>     shed.
>>     Did this word also exist in english
>>
>
> English has stolen many words from other languages. This may well be
> one of them.
> My dictionary says "maisonette"; 1) small house 2) semi-detached house
> 3) self contained flat over 2 floors
>>
>>  Have heard the term in Australia but not for many years.
>>
>> These days, it's apparently been replaced by "Granny Flat", which is
>> a similar concept of a self-contained flat attached to a house, but
>> with it's own entrance.
>>
>
> Granny flats can be attached (or semi-detached) or completely separate
> from the main residence.
>
>
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