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pied-a-terre

pied-a-terre is the alternative spelling of pied-à-terre.

Meaning of pied-à-terre

Noun

pied-à-terre (plural pieds-à-terre)

  1. A smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
    • But the pied-à-terre at the embassy provides little privacy and has none of the grandeur for the formal events that an American ambassador posted to the United States’ closest Middle East ally is expected to host.2021 December 1, Lara Jakes, Michael Crowley, “In Israel, the New U.S. Ambassador’s Home Lacks a Certain View”, in The New York Times, retrieved 01 Dec 2021

Forms of pied-a-terre

pluralpieds-a-terre

Questions about pied-a-terre

What is pied-a-terre the alternative spelling of?
Pied-a-terre is the alternative spelling of pied-à-terre.

Words near pied-a-terre in the dictionary

  1. pied starlings
  2. pied wagtail
  3. pied wagtails
  4. pied wheatear
  5. pied wheatears
  6. pied-a-terre
  7. pied-bill
  8. pied-billed grebe
  9. pied-billed grebes
  10. pied-bills
  11. pied-piping

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