schloss
2
9.9
- noun
- /ʃlɔs/
:
castillo
- The ancient floorboards of Schloss Leopoldskron creak in response to my weight.
- Schloss Leopoldskron
Examples
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The Schloss Adler is the headquarters of the German secret service in southern Bavaria.
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Stuttgart also houses an Old Castle, or Altes Schloss, which is also a popular tourist destination.
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You should have seen the schloss in the old days.
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His father worked for the royal family in the gardens at Buckingham Schloss.
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At four o'clock in the morning, I pace between the bedroom and study of my suite on the third floor of the schloss.
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The Neues Schloss, or the New Castle, is a major tourist attraction in Stuttgart, located in the middle of the town.
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I'm looking for Serge X, a young man in the service of my employer, the family Desgoffe und Taxis of Schloss Lutz.
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In 1974, twenty years after the EAAS had been founded there, Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg also became the cradle of the Austrian Association of American Studies (AAAS).
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The artifacts Martinon-Torres studied are from Schloss Oberstockstall, a castle in Kirchberg am Wagram in Lower Austria, about 30 miles from Vienna, where in 1980 archaeologists discovered the best-preserved Renaissance laboratory ever found.
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Visitors from around the world marvel at the stunning architecture of the schloss near the village.
Synonyms
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1.7
A large strong building where a ruler or noble lives
327
3.4
A very large, impressive house often with many rooms and gardens
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1.0
A large, beautiful house where a king or queen lives
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5.8
A large country house often the home of a rich family
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8.2
A large impressive country house in France, often like a small castle
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3.4
A large house in the countryside with its own land
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6.0
A large old country house once owned by a rich landowner
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5.7
A large, impressive house in the country owned by a rich family
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9.1
A large grand house used as a private home
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Etymology
Schloss comes from the German verb schließen, which means 'to close'. A schloss was originally a house or castle you could shut and protect, so today it means a large, often historic manor or castle.