单词 | government house |
释义 | > as lemmasgovernment house government house n. (also Government House) (a) the official residence of a governor or (in former British colonies) an official representative of the Crown; (b) Australian the principal residence on a sheep or cattle station; (c) chiefly Australian a residential property owned and let by the state, esp. as way to provide low-cost housing. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] > official residence of seneschalsy1652 government house1762 governorate1930 1762 London Mag. May 247/2 (heading) Observations on the Transit of Venus over the Sun, at the Government House, at Madras. 1802 A. Ellicott Jrnl. 43 The Governor..consented that we should meet at the government house. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales I. 147 Few except the government houses are worthy of much notice, being chiefly small detached cottages of brick or wood, presenting no very imposing appearance. 1884 J. Baker Diary & Sketches Journey S.A. 23 Were well recd. by acting Manager (Napier) & had ‘Government House’ to ourselves. 1906 W. A. Horn Notes by Nomad 82 The traveller..according to his social grade, goes either to the ‘Government House’ (owner's dwelling), ‘Bachelor's Hall’ (overseer's), or to the men's kitchen. 1941 Lower Hutt Past & Present 58 (caption) Government Houses in a new street. 1950 Canberra Times 5 June 4/4 There are 2,644 applicants awaiting Government houses. 1994 Trav. Guide 1994 Newfoundland & Labrador 151/2 That grand old house just to the west is Government House. It's where the Queen stays when she comes to town. < as lemmas |
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