(n.) A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg.
Example Sentences:
(1) HS2 will pass close to the modest housing estates of west Aylesbury and at a more respectful distance from Waddesdon Manor, a French chateau built on a wooded hill by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in 1874.
(2) But although the Riviera is synonymous with the eye-watering wealth of figures such as the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who has a chateau near Antibes, the region also has a large disparity between rich and poor and isn’t immune to France’s historically high 11% unemployment rate and economic gloom.
(3) This paper was commissioned in March 1987; prepared in draft and presented to a meeting at Chateau de Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland during 15-17 July; and revised and completed in September 1987.
(4) Guests have the run of the chateau grounds (with a 2.6km mountain bike track and a 50m forest zipwire) and use of the heated open-air pool.
(5) The broad similis group of Cornet & Chateau (1971), under which these 10 species of Synhelea were originally assembled, is not only maintained but expanded by a further 11 species.
(6) radiothom – "radiohead's "creep" single with my first ever b-side discovery 'faithless the wonder boy'" WiredofHermiston – The Best of the Stranglers: "The only actual albums I had were The Best of the Stranglers (Christmas present from brother who clearly just wanted it for himself) and, rather oddly, an early Elton John album, Honky Chateau I think."
(7) The third null allele, identified in a sample of flies from Chateau Tahbilk, was shown by 4-bp restriction-endonuclease mapping to contain a 320-bp insertion in intron 1, although this may not be the cause of the loss of activity.
(8) If Supper allowed to you order from more than one restaurant, I could have had condensed milk pancakes from Russian restaurant Mari Vanna for £8, with perhaps a bottle of Chateau d’Yquem (vintage unspecified) at £165.
(9) Nearby Rennes-Le-Chateau, described in the Cadogan Guide as "the vortex of Da Vinci Code madness", is famous for its riddles of hidden treasure and a supposed cover-up of Jesus and Mary Magdalene's married life in France.
(10) "We are glad you made your nest in Nechin," said Estaimpuis's municipal mayor, Daniel Senesael, at Depardieu's Belgian investiture, prior to a post-ceremony barbecue at the actor's five-bedroom chateau with 200 fellow citizens of the town.
(11) After much goading, Drake, ticket in hand, doggedly set off to the Hardy chateau and after a long journey arrived at the door which was answered by the maid.
(12) Chateau Woolsack, a mock-Tudor hunting lodge, was built for the second Duke of Westminster in 1911 and modelled on Rudyard Kipling’s house of the same name in Cape Town.
(13) In the early days of the flood, Zardari brought scorn upon himself with an ill-advised visit to the family chateau in France.
(14) • +33 2 97 65 50 30, lesmouettes.com , doubles from €98 room only Château de Bonabry, Hillion Bedroom at Château Bonabry You can't help but fall in love with this charming old chateau and its equally charming hosts, the Viscount and Viscountess Louis du Fou de Kerdaniel.
(15) A little further on is the ornate Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs, and right at the top, you come to the cemetery on rue du Vieux Chateau.
(16) While in France, Zardari went by helicopter to drop in on the 16th century chateau he owns in Normandy.
(17) The opulent Royal Lochnagar suites at Gleneagles, described as a "magnificent French chateau", 20 miles from Perth , cost £1,770 a night this weekend.
(18) The Telegraph argued those photos were taken while the duchess was at a private chateau, but the Blue Mountains picture was on a public street.
(19) There's an extraordinary moment when Emma waltzes up at the chateau, surrounded by the "indifferent … brutality" of the upper classes.
(20) The Tynan screenplay, Alex and Sophie, involved a rich married couple who pick up a pair of female hitchhikers in southern France and take them back to a 19th century chateau where they provide sophisticated sexual tuition.
Palace
Definition:
(n.) The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception.
(n.) The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
(n.) Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
Example Sentences:
(1) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
(2) The brightly lit ice palaces themselves are stunning, inside and out, and the sporting facilities have been rightly praised by almost all the athletes.
(3) Alfred Liyolo, 71, one of Congo’s leading sculptors , sold several bronzes to the palace in Gbadolite and designed a church and tomb for Mobutu’s first wife; all were lost or destroyed in the looting.
(4) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
(5) For Kevin Phillips, just like Wilfried Zaha, this might have been his final act as a Crystal Palace player.
(6) Buckingham Palace was drawn into the dispute when it was revealed that Pownall had sought advice from the Lord Chamberlain, a key officer in the royal household, on the potential misuse of the portcullis emblem due to it being the property of the Queen.
(7) The 180-acre imperial palace appears to send ripples through the surrounding urban grain like a rock thrown into a pond, forming the successive layers of ring-roads.
(8) A couple of years ago, I interviewed a cleaner at Buckingham Palace .
(9) The palace and the politicians expect a smooth succession to the reign of Charles III, even though he is a man who has spent his life demonstrating how woefully unqualified he is to be a constitutional king.
(10) Watford confirm signing of Uruguay defender Miguel Britos from Napoli Read more Gestede, 26, saw a move to the Premier League fall through in January after Blackburn turned down an offer from Crystal Palace.
(11) A Benn family spokesperson said: "At the suggestion of the Speaker of the House of Commons and by agreement with the Lords Speaker, Black Rod and the dean of Westminster Abbey, an approach was made by Black Rod to the palace for agreement that Mr Benn's body rest in the chapel of St Mary Undercroft on the night before his funeral.
(12) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Queen hosts the banquet in the Buckingham Palace ballroom.
(13) We have chosen Essid because he is independent and has experience in the areas of security and the economy,” the speaker of Congress, Mohamed Naceur, said outside the congressional palace.
(14) Water supplies are restricted to the wealthy few, and landmark buildings such as the presidential palace remain wrecked nine years after the end of the war.
(15) But every time they did, Palace broke away and scored.
(16) RTL said Trierweiler had let it be known that she had not had a "nervous breakdown" when Hollande confessed to his alleged affair with Julie Gayet, 41, hours before Closer magazine published its "special edition" claiming Hollande had been secretly leaving the Elysée Palace for secret trysts with the actor.
(17) You think you’re back in the game at 1-1, but Crystal Palace are a strong team.
(18) At the famed Winter Palace , formerly the home of the Egyptian royal family, ornate gold-and-glass chandeliers hang over empty brocade sofas, awaiting visitors.
(19) While arguments will persist over the rights and wrongs of publishing, what seems certain is that the incident will inflame already tense relations between Buckingham Palace and the European media.
(20) As a suitor for the hand of a beautiful princess, you’ll have to overcome the royal family, the palace guards and rival players to deliver your love letter.