hacienda

noun

ˌ(h)ä-sē-ˈen-də How to pronounce hacienda (audio)
Definition of haciendanext
as in mansion
a large impressive residence the sugar baron spared no expense in building a grand hacienda on his plantation near Cuernavaca

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Recent Examples of hacienda The main hacienda is designed for both everyday living and large-scale entertaining. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 Diego is the big-hearted and good-natured owner of a small hacienda and husband to Doña Gabriella (Audrey Dana). — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 The story centers around a woman who inherits a mysterious hacienda filled with magic, secrets and unexpected connections that begin to reshape her life. — Stephanie Hope, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 The rooms There are 210 guest rooms and suites spread across a series of low-lying, hacienda-style buildings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hacienda
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacienda
  1. mansion
  2. villa
  3. manor
  4. estate
  5. castle
  6. palace
Noun
  • In a clip from the upcoming season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul discusses with her castmates what happened at the Bachelor mansion and the similarities between the winner and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And if the couple decides to live a nomadic life, hopping from mansion to mansion, Farlow said thousands of years of Samoyed breeding should come in handy.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • For those traveling in big groups or who simply want more, around the bay is their 10-bedroom villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Because the rooftops of the NOT A HOTEL Setouchi villas are visible to each other, that technology is always on display.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of villa
Noun
  • Last summer the hairstylist came across photographs of a stately Georgian manor in the Cotswolds, a two-hour drive west of London.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • Aargau Cantonal Police said one person was killed and five others were wounded after shots were fired at the event in the town of Aarau, a scenic area known for its lush valleys, medieval castles and thermal springs.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The mountains, castles, and ruins of Ashina enable a unique traversal system.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • Since Harald's death Friday morning, tens of thousands of Norwegians have expressed their grief by laying flowers, writing cards and lighting candles in front of the royal palace in Oslo, where the coffin arrived late Friday from the hospital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of palace

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