Found 2 items, similar to chateau.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chateau
chateau
n : an impressive country house (or castle) in France
[also:
chateaux (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chateau
Chateau
\Cha`teau"\, n.; pl.
Chateux. [F. ch[^a]teau a castle.
See
Castle.]
1. A castle or a fortress in France.
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2. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a
gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal
residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of
the Luxembourg.
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Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of
the middle ages is ch[^a]teau-fort.
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