Seeschloss
English translation: moated castle
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| na | castle in a lake called Monrepos |
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| na | castle by the lake |
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| na | moated castle |
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| na | Lake castle Monrepos |
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castle in a lake called Monrepos Explanation: Monrepos is a very beautiful castle with a huge park located in a small lake I live nearby |
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castle by the lake Explanation: Monrepos means my rest or my place to relax in French, as King Ludwig modeled himself after the Grand Monarch or Sun King of France (Ludwig=Louis). |
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moated castle Explanation: moated castle=hist. See-oder Wasserschloss a Seeschloss/-burg/Wasserschloss/-burg is a castle either lying in a lake or it has a moat for protection dug around it. Duden: zum Schutze mit einem Wassergraben umgeben in einer Niederung oder See liegende Burg. Muret-Sanders, Duden |
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Lake castle Monrepos Explanation: Monrepos is the name of the castle, not the lake and means 'my rest' MMI |
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