stately home

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Buildingsstately homeˌstately ˈhome noun [countable] British English TBBa large house in the countryside in Britain which has historical interest, especially one open to the publicExamples from the Corpusstately home• Compton House, another stately home, houses a fine collection of butterflies from all over the world.• Fire destroys stately home Simon Trump A CENTURIES-old stately home packed with priceless antiques was wiped out by fire yesterday.• The earl is currently struggling to secure the future of his stately home, Bemersyde, near St Boswells.

单词	stately home
释义	stately home From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Buildingsstately homeˌstately ˈhome noun [countable] British English TBBa large house in the countryside in Britain which has historical interest, especially one open to the publicExamples from the Corpusstately home• Compton House, another stately home, houses a fine collection of butterflies from all over the world.• Fire destroys stately home Simon Trump A CENTURIES-old stately home packed with priceless antiques was wiped out by fire yesterday.• The earl is currently struggling to secure the future of his stately home, Bemersyde, near St Boswells.
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