a pied-à-terre



a pied-à-terre

a small apartment or house in a city which belongs to someone whose main home is somewhere else and which they have so that they can visit the city whenever they want He has a pied-à-terre in Mayfair and a five-bedroom house in Dorset.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÁ&Eth;ÚLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
Anantha-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
BethanBETH-anWelsh
Ezekieli-ZEE-kee-əl (English), i-ZEE-kyəl (English)Biblical, English
MeinardMIE-nahrtGerman
DonÁT-Hungarian