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chateau

What is a chateau?

Here are some definitions:
  • an impressive country house (or castle) in France
    wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

     

  • A château (plural châteaux; for both the singular and the plural) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions. ...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château

 

  • A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house; Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle; An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux
    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau

 

 

 

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