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stately home

American  

noun

British.
  1. a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.


stately home British  

noun

  1. a large mansion, esp one open to the public

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The book also compared the UK to a "rambling stately home" in which the power was only on in some rooms.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

They soon expanded into other products and moved their headquarters to nearby Cowick Hall, a stately home in East Cowick.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Roy Porter’s kaleidoscopic portrait of 18th-century England captures high and low society, from stately home to poor tenement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The artwork, called America, was taken from the stately home in Oxfordshire in the early hours of 14 September 2019, two days after it went on display.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

In the distance, perched on a low rise, was an elegant, stately home with long windows and multiple chimneys.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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