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chateau

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


château


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According to People, Prince Harry and Markle will maintain their Montecito chateau as well as their Portugal getaway pad but will reside at a private, non-royal home in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

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

That night I dreamt that I was at a costume ball in an eighteenth-century French chateau, with huge crystal chandeliers above my head.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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

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

Tina Turner rented a château nearby until her death earlier this year.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2023

Vietnamese-French director Tràn Anh Hùng took best director for “Pot-au-Feu,” a lush, foodie love story starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel and set in a 19th century French gourmet château.

From Washington Times May 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

Peasants burned châteaux and records of the dues they owed local nobles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 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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