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The ChateausChâteau Château French term for a manor house or palace For other uses, see Château (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Chalet. A château (plural châteaux, both pronounced [ʃɑto]) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. The Château de Versailles, France's best-known château Nowadays, a château may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France.[1] Definition Château fort de Roquetaillade The word "château" is a French word that has entered English, where its meaning… (Source: Wikipedia)
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