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stately home

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stately home
Noun
Brit a large old mansion, usually one open to the public
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Noun1.stately home - a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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stately home [ˈsteɪtlɪ-] state n → manoir m or château m (ouvert au public)
stately home n → residenza nobiliare (d'interesse storico o artistico spesso aperta al pubblico)


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Darker and more desolate seemed his stately home, and when the Fairies asked for flowers, he felt ashamed that he had none to give them.
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