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chateau

, château
1. a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France
2. (in Quebec) the residence of a seigneur or (formerly) a governor
3. (in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard
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Chateau

A castle or imposing country residence of nobility in old France; any large country estate.
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château

château, 1
1.A castle or imposing country residence of nobility in old France.
2. Now, any French country estate.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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