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How to pronounce chateau

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Noun

  • an impressive country house (or castle) in France

Usage examples

  • She is vice president of the Chateaubriand Society.
  • The Association is headquartered at Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Georgia.
  • Larsen leased the property and restored the French Chateau mansion to house the club.
  • At the resulting Battle of the Chateauguay, Hampton was repulsed.
  • Confronted by Hannay, he flees, and Hannay shoots after him; the chateau burns down.
  • The origin of chateaubriand sauce is subject to debate.
  • After the fall of the French Empire, Chateaubriand rallied to the Bourbons.
  • It shows evidence of a French chateau style, with original central dome, now lost.