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
He strode into a country house, moody and mysterious, like Heathcliff from “Wuthering Heights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Saunders plays Aunt Joan, who is hosting Christmas at her country house for the family.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
Marianne spent her early years at Braziers Park, an upmarket commune founded by her father in an Oxfordshire country house.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
A borrowed jacket and tie, however, made me superficially presentable as our bus driver let us out in front of the huge country house.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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