pseudocastle

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noun

A building designed to resemble a castle.

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Meanings

nounpseudocastle (plural pseudocastles)

plural pseudocastles

  1. rareA building designed to resemble a castle.

    A mixture of pricey cottages, expanded Capes and pseudocastles on tiny lots in the town of Hempstead, the 0.23-square-mile Point Lookout occupies the east end of the Nassau County barrier island that is also home to Lido, Long and Atlantic Beaches.

    2009 May 10, Marcelle S. Fischler, “Of Inlets, Channels and Dunes”, in New York Times

Origin

From pseudo- + castle.

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APA

pseudocastle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocastle

MLA

“pseudocastle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocastle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudocastle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocastle.

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