mansion

mansion
noun
ADJECTIVE
big, great, huge, large
30-room, etc.
grand, stately
lavish, luxurious, luxury (esp. BrE), palatial
beautiful
country (esp. BrE)
old
stone
17th-century (esp. BrE), etc.
Elizabethan, Victorian, etc.
Beverly Hills, Hollywood, etc.
family
executive

The rebels besieged the heavily fortified executive mansion.

haunted
VERB + MANSION
live in
have, own
buy
build
enter, leave
MANSION + VERB
stand

The historic mansion stands in 160 acres of parkland.

MANSION + NOUN
house
block, flat (both BrE)

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  • Mansión — Pittock en Portland, Estados Unidos Una mansión o palacete es una vivienda suntuosa y de grandes proporciones. Suele ser un edificio aislado, con jardín propio y dotado de grandes comodidades. A menudo se les conoce por los nombres de sus… …   Wikipedia Español

  • mansion — [ mɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe, repris 1855; lat. mansio « séjour, demeure » ♦ Hist. littér. Chaque partie du décor simultané, sur une scène de théâtre, au Moyen Âge. ⊗ HOM. Mention. ● mansion nom féminin (latin mansio, onis, habitation) Au Moyen Âge …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mansion — Man sion, n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Manse}, {Manor}, {Menagerie}, {Menial}, {Permanent}.] 1. A dwelling place, whether a part or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mansion — mid 14c., chief residence of a lord, from O.Fr. mansion stay, permanent abode, house, habitation, home; mansion; state, situation (13c.), from L. mansionem (nom. mansio) a staying, a remaining, night quarters, station, noun of action from pp.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mansión — sustantivo femenino 1. Casa grande tradicional o con mucho lujo: La familia tiene una mansión señorial en el pueblo. El mayordomo de la mansión del señor conde se ha negado a hacer declaraciones …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • mansion — MANSIÓN s. n.. 1. (ant.) loc de popas pentru călători şi curieri oficiali de a lungul unui drum în lumea romană. 2. (în evul mediu) parte a decorului unui teatru unde se desfăşura succesiv acţiunea fiecărei scene. (< fr. mansion, lat. mansio)… …   Dicționar Român

  • Mansion — C est en Moselle que le nom est le plus répandu, mais on le trouve aussi dans d autres départements (41 notamment) ainsi qu en Belgique. Il correspond en principe à l ancien français mansion (= demeure, maison), mais on peut aussi penser à un nom …   Noms de famille

  • mansión — (Del lat. mansĭo, ōnis). 1. f. Detención o estancia en una parte. 2. Morada, albergue. 3. Casa suntuosa. hacer mansión. fr. Detenerse en una parte …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • mansion — [man′shən] n. [ME mansioun < OFr mansion < L mansio, a sojourn, dwelling < pp. of manere, to remain, dwell: see MANOR] 1. Archaic a manor house 2. a large, imposing house; stately residence 3. Archaic a) a dwelling place b) …   English World dictionary

  • Mansion — Man sion, v. i. To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] Mede. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mansion — [n] very large house abode, building, castle, chateau, dwelling, estate, habitation, hall, home, manor, palace, residence, seat, villa; concepts 439,516 Ant. hut …   New thesaurus

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