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[zheet]
–noun
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, esp. in a rural setting.
Also, gîte.
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gite   (zhēt)   
n.  A simple, usually inexpensive rural vacation retreat especially in France.

[French gîte, lodging, lair, from Old French giste, from feminine past participle of gesir, to lie; see gist.]
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