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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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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

Staff at a stately home used for scenes in the new Netflix film of Frankenstein said they hoped it would introduce a new generation to the historical home.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 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 BBC has tracked fighting kennels to unlikely places in the UK – from a busy housing estate to the grounds of a stately home.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 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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