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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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He had already become the first to open an English stately home to the public, and this new venture took the securing of Longleat's financial future to a whole new level.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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 festival at the Oxfordshire stately home will run between 27 June and 1 July, organisers have announced.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It may be a stately home but through the years it's been known to throw one hell of a party, especially on 4 July, America's Independence Day.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 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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