mansionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmæn.ʃən/us/ˈmæn.ʃən/C1 a very large, expensive house:
The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live.
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- The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.
- He told me he owned a mansion in Spain and I fell for it.
- The mansion had an atmosphere of genteel elegance and decay.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- apt
- flatlet
- flophouse
- garden apartment
- garden flat
- gated community
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- rest home
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
- yurt
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