"stately home" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stately homes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stately home (plural stately homes)
  1. (British) Synonym of country house, especially one owned by the aristocracy Tags: British Categories (topical): Housing Synonyms: country house [synonym, synonym-of]

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