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Chateau vs Hall - What's the difference?

chateau | hall | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between chateau and hall

is that chateau is a French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house while hall is a corridor; a hallway.

As a proper noun Hall is

{{surname|British and Scandinavian topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived in or near a hall.

chateau

English

(wikipedia château)

Alternative forms

* chateau

Noun

  • A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
  • Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
  • An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

    • References

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    hall

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A corridor; a hallway.
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  • A meeting room.
  • A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
    • (Cowell)
  • A building providing student accommodation at a university.
  • The principal room of a secular medieval building.
  • (label) Cleared passageway through a crowd.
  • * (Ben Jonson) (1572-1637)
    • A hall ! a hall!

    Derived terms

    * great hall * hall monitor * hall of fame * hall of shame