Althorp House

/ (ˈɔːlθɔːp, -θrʌp) /

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noun

a mansion in Northamptonshire: seat of the Earls Spencer since 1508; originally a medieval house; altered (1787) to its present neoclassical style by Henry Holland. Diana, Princess of Wales is buried on Round Oval Island in the centre of the ornamental lake in Althorp Park

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Althaea, althea, Althing, altho, althorn, Althorp House, although, Althusser, alti-, altigraph, altiloquent

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How to use Althorp House in a sentence

Of the tall, thin, old man-servant who answered my ring, I inquired the name of the occupant of Althorp House.
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From his manner and the great curiosity he evinced, I felt assured that he had never known of Althorp House before.
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