as in mansion
a large impressive residence
a gorgeous château on a hill
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Recent Examples of château
Forth Hotel Atlanta The eclectic interior design at Forth feels like a mix between a charming European chateau and a Santa Fe chapel, thanks to beamed ceilings, taxidermy, stained glass windows, and striking archways.
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Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
With so many private spaces for secret conversations and strategy sessions, the chateau is definitely the ideal setting for a game where trust is impossible to find.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
The couple followed the Vegas wedding with a larger ceremony at a chateau in France a month later.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The chateau is his workplace now; no one lives here anymore.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Bing Crosby’s French-style chateau has hit the market for the first time in 6 decades.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to its timeless elegance characteristic of a European chateau, the home is in the exclusive neighborhood of Snedens Landing, which is well known for its rustic seclusion, connection to the arts and proximity to New York City.
—Michael P. McKinney, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of the grand chateau in Cognac were built during this golden age of Cognac sales.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Days before the chateau in the sky was set to open, Charles Melville Hays, the man who commissioned the building, lost his life.
—Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
With so many private spaces for secret conversations and strategy sessions, the chateau is definitely the ideal setting for a game where trust is impossible to find.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
The couple followed the Vegas wedding with a larger ceremony at a chateau in France a month later.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The chateau is his workplace now; no one lives here anymore.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Bing Crosby’s French-style chateau has hit the market for the first time in 6 decades.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
In addition to its timeless elegance characteristic of a European chateau, the home is in the exclusive neighborhood of Snedens Landing, which is well known for its rustic seclusion, connection to the arts and proximity to New York City.
—Michael P. McKinney, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of the grand chateau in Cognac were built during this golden age of Cognac sales.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Days before the chateau in the sky was set to open, Charles Melville Hays, the man who commissioned the building, lost his life.
—Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for château
Noun
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Ultimately, Jacob and Spencer set the mansion on fire to destroy any evidence of what happened there.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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When the Gilded Age architect Thomas Hastings put up the mansion, in 1914, it was conceived as a residence for the family as well as for the collection.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These caterpillars are kings of the tiniest castles ever identified.—
Becky Ferreira,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Castle is in part an homage to Hoyne’s County Kilkenny, home of its fantastic and famed eponymous castle, about 600 years old, as well as other, smaller ones, like Grannagh Castle, which sat just a couple of fields away from Hoyne’s childhood home.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rate for villas (fit for a family of 4) starts at $228, but prices will vary depending on the time of year.—
Sugey Palomares,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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Click here to see more photos of the Sicilian villa.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Where to Stay: Located in the city’s historic center, Downtown Mexico is a 17th-century manor turned boutique hotel with a rare rooftop pool.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hackett London has tapped father-and-son race car drivers, both of whom are called Carlos Sainz, for its spring 2025 ad campaign, which is set against the backdrop of a British manor and its gardens.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The film, macabre and atmospheric from start to finish, relocates the classic folklore to an isolated hacienda in a Mexican village where a young woman has returned to bury her aunt.—
DeAnna Janes,
Harper's BAZAAR,
28 Aug. 2023
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She was born on May 29, 1917 and grew up in a hacienda in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.—
Natalia Torija Nieto,
ELLE Decor,
28 Sep. 2022
Noun
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The exhibition presents five shots from the photographer’s collaboration with the jewelry house.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The house has been in continuous operation for more than 75 years.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, his Abundance ideology promotes reducing regulations and removing bottlenecks in housing construction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mortgage rates rise, cooling the housing market and consumer spending.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The two marry, and Maomao dances for her mother on the palace walls.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its image appears in souvenirs, poetry, and on palace walls.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Château.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ch%C3%A2teau. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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