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châteaus

châteaus is the plural of château.

Meaning of château

Noun

château (plural châteaus or châteaux)

  1. A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
  2. Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
    • Luisa has reread Sixsmith’s letters a dozen or so times or more in the last day and a half. They disturb her. A university friend of Sixsmith’s, Robert Frobisher, wrote the series in the summer of 1931 during a prolonged stay at a château in Belgium.2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 120
  3. An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

Synonyms of châteaus

Questions about châteaus

What is châteaus the plural of?
Châteaus is the plural of château.

Words near châteaus in the dictionary

  1. châteaubriand
  2. Châteauguay
  3. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  4. Châteauneuf-du-Papes
  5. Châteauroux
  6. châteaus
  7. châteaux
  8. châteaux migraine
  9. Châtelaillon-Plage
  10. châtelain
  11. châtelaine

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