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maisonettes

noun

plural of maisonette
as in duplexes

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  1. condos
  2. penthouses
  3. apartments
  4. studios
  5. flats
  6. condominiums
  7. tenements
  8. studio apartments
Noun
  • By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of condos
Noun
  • The penthouses at the Pagani Residences, which is under construction in the causeway town of North Bay Village, come with a special edition Pagani hypercar worth around $3 million.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Food and drink The property’s on-site restaurant serves decent New American fare in a room that offers the same excellent views as the penthouses, or on the hotel’s delightful terrace during the warmer months.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of penthouses
Noun
  • Supporters contend that change-resistant property owners in the Land of Steady Habits are simply trying to ignore the statewide shortage of new housing that isn’t McMansions or high-amenity, high-rent luxury apartments.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company had planned about 400 apartments, including more than 130 at below market-rate rents.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of apartments
Noun
  • At the time, all but one of the furriers in the 1927 building had been replaced by music studios and the neighborhood was rough.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Bonta has said that Ellison’s pledge for the two studios to release 30 films a year wasn’t enough to end the legal wrangling because prosecutors often are powerless to enforce conditions after a deal closes.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of studios
Noun
  • The actress’s other go-to shoe has been the Phoebe Philo Gathered Flat, which has a similar high-vamp design as the burgundy flats.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Lions’ troubles began on the Bills’ second drive when two defenders converged on DJ Moore in the flats, allowing Allen to find Palmer wide open deep for a 43-yard touchdowns.
    — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of flats
Noun
  • Belle Meade Village's 1 Iris Lane condominiums The residences at Belle Meade Village are set to be spread out between two condominium buildings with 46 units each.
    — Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of condominiums
Noun
  • Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.
    — Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Definition of tenements
Noun
  • The development has studio apartments and units up to three bedrooms.
    — Emily Holshouser August 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The development plan shows 30 studio apartments of 500 square feet, 106 one-bedroom units ranging from 635 to 916 square feet, and 40 two-bedroom models of 1,117 to 1,162 square feet.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of studio apartments
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