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gite

 (zhēt)
n.
A simple, usually inexpensive rural vacation retreat especially in France.

[French gîte, lodging, lair, from Old French giste, from feminine past participle of gesir, to lie; see gist.]
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gîte

(ʒiːt)
n
a self-catering holiday cottage for let in France
[C20: French]
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By the activity displayed in these works, already so far advanced, they might be considered as finished: they were not yet furnished with their cannons, but the platforms had their gites and their madriers all prepared; the earth, beaten carefully, was consolidated; and supposing the artillery to be on the island, in less than two or three days the port might be completely armed.
The gite's two bedrooms - one en suite - had very comfortable beds, and wooden shutters on the windows blacked out the light, giving us a great night's sleep.
The gite's two bedrooms - one en suite - had very comfortable beds and wooden shutters on the windows blacked out the light, giving us a great night's sleep.
BUDGET: Gite du Chalet Pietri: This modest, village centre guesthouse offers basic rooms, some with private bathrooms, some with shared.
It was a just 10- to 15-minute cycle away from our gite and is part of the Gironde Estuary, which is great for kids, as it means the water is much calmer than the open Atlantic Ocean.
To cater for this growing demand the company has expanded its range of pet-friendly hotels, campsites, gites, cottages and villas to over 800 in total.
The exit of the former legislators is expected to put the party in trouble as they are influential in their constituencies -- Darekar is from Magathane constituency in Mumbai suburban district, Gite is from Nashik, Patil from Kalyan Rural and Mengal from Igatpuri.
The gite was part of a package with Brittany Ferries, which also has campsites, villas and apartments.
Gite, who resigned from the post of MNS general secretary after the party's drubbing in Nashik on Monday, is being contacted by Shiv Sena and BJP leaders who are making every effort to bring him to their fold.
It costs from PS385pp B&B in hotel, camping and gite accommodation, with three lunches and four dinners.