château

or cha·teau

[ sha-toh; French shah-toh ]
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noun,plural châ·teaux [sha-tohz; French shah-toh], /ʃæˈtoʊz; French ʃɑˈtoʊ/, châ·teaus.
  1. (in France) a castle or fortress.

  2. a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.

  1. a country estate, especially a fine one, in France or elsewhere on the Continent.

  2. (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.

Origin of château

1
1730–40; <French ≪ Latin castellumcastellum

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British Dictionary definitions for chateau

chateau

chteau

/ (ˈʃætəʊ, French ʃɑto) /


nounplural -teaux (-təʊ, -təʊz, French -to) or -teaus
  1. a country house, castle, or manor house, esp in France

  2. (in Quebec) the residence of a seigneur or (formerly) a governor

  1. (in the name of a wine) estate or vineyard

Origin of chateau

1
C18: from French, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum fortress, castle

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