chateau

cha·teau also châ·teau  (sh-t)

n. pl. cha·teaus also châteaus or cha·teaux also châteaux (-tz)

1.

a. A French castle.

b. A French manor house.

2. An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in the Bordeaux region of France.

3. A large country house.

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[French château, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, castle; see castle.]

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chateau, château [ˈʃætəʊ (French) ʃɑto]

n pl -teaux [-təʊ -təʊz (French) -to], -teaus

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Quebec) the residence of a seigneur or (formerly) a governor

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard

[from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, castle]

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Noun

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chateau - an impressive country house (or castle) in France country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country