Vietnamese mansion

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A very large and impressive house in Vietnam, or one designed in a traditional Vietnamese architectural style.

   Grammar: Countable: 'a Vietnamese mansion' or 'Vietnamese mansions'.

   Patterns

   • a Vietnamese mansion
   • Vietnamese mansions
   • live in a Vietnamese mansion

   The family lives in a Vietnamese mansion with a courtyard and a tiled roof.

   We toured a restored Vietnamese mansion in Hue.

   Many Vietnamese mansions combine French colonial and local design elements.

Word forms

Common combinations

a grand Vietnamese mansion

The street is lined with grand Vietnamese mansions.

a traditional Vietnamese mansion

They visited a traditional Vietnamese mansion in the old quarter.

build a Vietnamese mansion

The businessman decided to build a Vietnamese mansion near the river.

Synonyms and how they differ

villa

A large house, often in the countryside or for holidays; 'Vietnamese mansion' emphasizes size and Vietnamese context.

estate

A large property, sometimes with land; 'mansion' focuses on the house itself.

Practice

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