château
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noun, plural châ·teaux [sha-tohz; French shah-toh] , châ·teaus.
[sha-tohz; French shah-toh] , châ·teaus. 1.
(in France) a castle or fortress.
2.
a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
3.
a country estate, especially a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.
4.
(often initial capital letter) a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.
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chateau or château (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -teaux, -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 |
| [C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, | |
| château or château (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, -təʊ, -təʊz, -to) | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, | |
| chateau or château (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto) | |
| —n , pl -teaux, -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 |
| [C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, | |
| château or château (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto, -təʊ, -təʊz, -to) | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, | |
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Word Origin & History
chateau
c.1739, from Fr. château (12c.), from O.Fr. chastel, from L. castellum "castle" (see castle).
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Example sentences
Fire stops them one hundred yards short of the château.
Besides, he says, many of his clients have the yacht and the chateau already.
We will proceed to the château, and study matters on the spot.
It's a bizarre account of a chateau whose inhabitants transform into one another when we're not looking.
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