secondary suite

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secondary suite

noun secondary suites

A self-contained apartment, cottage or small residential unit located on a property that has a separate main single-family home, duplex, or other residential unit.
Similar: accessory dwelling unit, ADU, annexe, granny annexe, in-law apartment, mother-in-law apartment

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@misc{secondary_suite_2026,
  title = {secondary suite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/secondary%20suite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}