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chateau

[sha-toh, shah-toh] / ʃæˈtoʊ, ʃɑˈtoʊ /


château


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A helicopter then carried the couple to a rented chateau.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Between 1774 and 1785, Marie Antoinette redesigned the house and gardens of Le Petit Trianon, a satellite chateau of Versailles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

They continue to jointly own the chateau and vineyard, which produces 2 million bottles of rosé a year, and it's anything but plonk.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2024

And Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung won best director for Pot-au-Feu, a love story starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel set in a 19th century French chateau.

From BBC May 27, 2023

Gazing first at the crew of officers unloading from their limousines into the chateau.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

And while it’s not mandatory to stop at every château for a drink, some runners make a concerted effort to get their fill.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Even at the turn of the century, schools typically were not erected on such prime real estate, but the building originally was intended to be a luxury hotel designed to invoke a French château.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2024

Established as an inn that served the lords of King Henry III, it became known as the Hostellerie de la Tour d’Argent, or silver tower, after an adjacent château that was built of silvery stone.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

With the money the couple bought a château near the Belgian border which for years served as their base of operations.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2023

They've reserved two rooms for the week at the Saint James Paris, an exclusive château hotel.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

When Lee started to feel sick at Medoc, she skipped a few of the châteaus and drank water instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

It reached its zenith during the Rococo and Neoclassical periods, gracing the interiors of palaces, châteaus and grand estates.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2023

“If the châteaus are offering wine that I don’t have, I’ll pay a little more to know that it’s sat in their cellar all these years,” Devine said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2020

Cove wants to see how these faux châteaus affect woodrats’ chances of becoming a cat’s dinner.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2020

You don’t see such chandeliers outside of palaces any more except in the old French châteaus.

From The Valiants of Virginia by Hallie Erminie Rives

“There’s been a lot more interest from top châteaux, even in France,” Sokol said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

In June, Stayton was shepherding students to châteaux Lafite, Mouton, and Margaux as part of a new partnership with France’s Kedge school.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2018

In the next bay were the red and white wines, all French—great châteaux such as Cheval Blanc, Latour, Margaux, and Palmer.

From The New Yorker Jan. 15, 2017

Huge profits in store for firm that can make a great leap in battery technology Chargers, châteaux and the Channel Tunnel: can you really do a driving holiday in a Tesla?

From The Guardian Jun. 22, 2016

There were some fine photographs of the châteaux of the Loire, and an article as well.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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