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châteaus

noun

variants or châteaux
plural of château
as in mansions
a large impressive residence a gorgeous château on a hill

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for châteaus
  1. mansions
  2. castles
  3. villas
  4. haciendas
  5. manors
  6. palaces
  7. houses
  8. estates
Noun
  • There were beautiful boulevards, sweeping bridges over the Moskva River, wide Stalin-era avenues lined with imposing granite buildings, and quiet nineteenth-century neighborhoods of pastel-colored mansions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The spit of land just east of Brighton Beach is known for the grandiose creations that compete with the Mill Basin mansions nearby.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansions
Noun
  • Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Aargau Cantonal Police said one person was killed and five others were wounded after shots were fired at the event in the town of Aarau, a scenic area known for its lush valleys, medieval castles and thermal springs.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • Aptly named for a ploving shore bird, the property is made up of 72 cottage-style guest rooms and suites, plus 19 standalone villas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This year, bolt-holes from Jackson Hole to Courchevel are imposing the same constraints—the Les Airelles property in the French Alps, for example, has a 14-night requirement—as are some five-star villas.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of villas
Noun
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of manors
Noun
  • This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no way to describe the excitement that came with discovering great movies in the palaces that adorned Westwood’s corners.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of palaces
Noun
  • Instead of traditional television advertising, the campaign will convene local civic groups and houses of worship, as well as fraternities and sororities.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To be sure, small businesses are a messier asset than houses.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Jupiter Island, farther north in Martin County where golfer Tiger Woods lives, has another concentration of large ocean-to-Intracoastal estates.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That was followed by the Pekoe Trail in Sri Lanka rounding out the top five (where Intrepid is adding a new multi-day hiking trip through tea estates, rural villages, and native forest).
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of estates
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“Châteaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ch%C3%A2teaus. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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