country house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of country house
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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The long, digressive rural idyll “NN” follows a sophisticated city dweller’s return to the village of his childhood country house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
It is set in a country house, like many earlier mysteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And then I chose the 1950s, and then I chose England and the country house.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
"It was this huge private house and it was decorated in an English country house style. I don't think I'd ever seen anything like it in my life," says Frances.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025
He had his own furniture there, brought out from the country house, but he’d chosen it carelessly and it was an atrocious mix of styles, upholstery, light and dark woods.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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