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Châteaux en France
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châ·teau    Audio Help   [sha-toh; Fr. shah-toh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -teaus, -teaux    Audio Help   [-tohz; Fr. -toh] Pronunciation Key.
1.(in France) a castle or fortress.
2.a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
3.a country estate, esp. a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.
4.(often initial capital letter) a winegrower's estate, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France: often used as part of the name of a wine.
Also, cha·teau.

[Origin: 1730–40; < F ≪ L castellum castellum]
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