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château
(ʃætoʊ) also chateau
Word forms: plural châteaux (ʃætoʊz)
countable noun
A château is a large country house or castle in France.
chateau in British English
or château (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto)
nounWord forms: plural -teaux (-təʊ, -təʊz, French -to) or -teaus
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
Word origin
C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, castlechâteau in American English
(ʃæˈtoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural châˈteaux (ʃæˈtoʊz; ʃæˈtoʊ) or châˈteaus
Also chateau 1.
a French feudal castle
2.
a large country house and estate, esp. in France
Word origin
Fr < OFr chastel, castel < L castellum, castleImage ofchâteau
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