First recorded in 1790–1800; from French gîte “lair, lodging,” from Old French giste, related to gésir “to reside, be situated”; see origin at gist ( def. )
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While his mother did not live there, Alex "left several times" to join her, they said - adding that the last time he came back to the gite was early this summer.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
The gite owners said Alex, who they knew as Zach, was "part of our family".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
Accommodation during the race is in the local gite d’etape, a guesthouse for trekkers, or a cluster of tents in a bivouac.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2016
And he broke forth into a song of Pierre Dupont's:- "Savez-vous ou gite, Mai, ce joli mois?"
From New Arabian Nights by Stevenson, Robert Louis
And he broke forth into a song of Pierre Dupont’s:— “Savez-vous o� gite Mai, ce joli mois?”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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