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château

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


chateau


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After making Venice her primary residence, Caland collaborated with architect Neil Kaufman on the design for her enclosed château.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Fleuropean retreats run from $3,600 for five days and include accommodation at a picture-perfect château, all-you-can-pick flowers, one-on-one guidance from Avenson and meals, including morning deliveries of breakfast pastries, quiches and triple-crème cheeses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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

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

"I invent things, you can't stop me," he told the France 3 channel in 2019 while showcasing another of his castles, the medieval chateau d'Excideuil in southwest France.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 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

The two legally wed Aug. 14, 2014, after a two-year engagement and celebrated the marriage on Aug. 23 of that year with a nondenominational ceremony held at their chateau and winery in Provence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

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

“The fortress at La Cite, sir. We are evacuating. Leaving everything. We still hold the chateau and the Bastion de la Hollande. All other personnel are to fall back.”

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

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

He had his head full of châteaus and palaces.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins

“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

Based on these discoveries, investigators determined that scores of bottles from Kurniawan’s cellar had been produced not by the acclaimed châteaux on their labels but by Kurniawan himself.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 14, 2016

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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