Biltmore

English

Etymology

Coined by George Washington Vanderbilt II from (Vander)bilt +‎ -more (“moor”, a common suffix in English surnames). Not a surname in itself.

Proper noun

Biltmore

  1. The byname of the Biltmore Estate and many things associated with it.
    • 2025 June 26, Marnie Hunter, “‘These mountains are still here.’ Asheville is ready for your visit”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 3 July 2025:
      George Vanderbilt’s 250-room Biltmore House — a grand Gilded Age chateau and America’s largest home — first welcomed family and friends in 1895.

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