Biltmore

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Biltmore

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

proper noun

The byname of the Biltmore Estate and many things associated with it. 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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"Biltmore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biltmore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Biltmore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biltmore

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"Biltmore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biltmore.

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@misc{biltmore_2026,
  title = {Biltmore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biltmore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}