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Brit.a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
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Universalium. 2010.
stately home
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stately home — stately homes N COUNT A stately home is a very large old house, especially one that people can pay to visit. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
stately home — n BrE a large house in the countryside in Britain which has historical interest, especially one open to the public … Dictionary of contemporary English
stately home — noun count a large house in the U.K. that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stately home — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a large and fine house occupied or formerly occupied by an aristocratic family … English terms dictionary
stately home — noun a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Stately home — A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid 16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the… … Wikipedia
stately home — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stately home : singular stately home plural stately homes a large house in the UK that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family … English dictionary
stately home — noun Brit. a large and fine house occupied or formerly occupied by an aristocratic family … English new terms dictionary
stately home — noun (C) a large house in the countryside in Britain which has historical interest … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌstately ˈhome — noun [C] a large house in the UK that belongs to an important family … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
