Chateau

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of château. alt-of, alternative

    "What he had formerly been in France I had not a notion. All I knew was that he was said to possess a chateau."

  2. 2
    an impressive country house (or castle) in France wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of Chateaubelair. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Synonyms

All synonyms
castlechateaubelairmanormansionresidence

Example

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"High up, crowning the grassy summit of a swelling mound whose sides are wooded near the base with the gnarled trees of the primeval forest, stands the old chateau of my ancestors."

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