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Meanings of palaces in English

Russian
дворец
Portuguese
palácio
Catalan
palau
Spanish
casa palacio
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Grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state.

        дворец
        Usage of palaces in English
        1
        There were palaces in the City-KingAthelstan had one; King Richard II.
        As We Are and As We May Be
        2
        Numberless were the luxurious palaces the Moors reared in Portugal and Spain.
        The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
        3
        Duties such as guarding royal palaces would also continue, a spokeswoman said.
        BBC
        4
        The whole of the Spaniards were lodged in one of the palaces.
        By Right of Conquest; Or, With Cortez in Mexico
        5
        In the distance, you see other palaces rigged in the same manner.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 / A Magaz...
        6
        The hovels in the Alfy Valley were palaces compared with the cabins.
        My Young Alcides: A Faded Photograph
        7
        The exhibits were shown in the various exhibit palaces on the grounds.
        Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
        8
        The Institute was established in one of the palaces of the bey's.
        Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 03
        9
        They stored up the fruits of violence and robbery in their palaces.
        All Saints' Day and Other Sermons
        10
        The first contracts given out were for the construction of the palaces.
        The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
        11
        I go into the galleries, into the old palaces and the churches.
        The Diary of a Man of Fifty
        12
        Nothing of the rumour had as yet been whispered in royal palaces.
        The Way We Live Now
        13
        The marbelized-vinyl-tile floor covering imitates the floors of French & Italian palaces.
        The new yorker
        14
        But the general hegenomy tells you the palaces of culture are elsewhere.
        The Guardian
        15
        It offers sublime views of surrounding palaces, including the cathedral's gothic angels.
        The Guardian
        16
        Thousands of tents were pitched on the ice, rivaling the snow palaces.
        Winter’s Tale
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        Translations for palaces
        Portuguese
        palácio
        Catalan
        palau
        Palaces through the time
        Palaces across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        Ireland
        Less common
        United States of America
        Less common