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dinette

American  
[dahy-net] / daɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a small space or alcove, often in or near the kitchen, serving as an informal dining area.

  2. Also called dinette set.  a small table and set of matching chairs for such a space or alcove.


dinette British  
/ daɪˈnɛt /

noun

  1. an alcove or small area for use as a dining room

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dinette

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; dine + -ette

Example Sentences

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“The only thing I would change on the layout is the ability to remove the dinette table so I could practice yoga inside on rainy days.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

Stella bought a dinette set on sale for $725.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Settling into the dinette where he regularly hosts guests, Nelson is an intensely receptive listener, eyes twinkling when he lets out full-lung laughter, but never straying.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2018

The set designer Mimi Lien has created a bourgeois nightmare of a living room, complete with a polyester rug and a cute little dinette set.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

I watch as she makes her way to the kitchen dinette.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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