country house
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of country house
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Yes, we have a country house in upstate New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“That wasn’t a goal ... I’m a pretty simple person. My goal was literally to be on the Opry, have a hit song, little country house in the woods, some land, a tractor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
This camp, and countless others dotting the country, house millions of Syrians whose homes still lie in utter ruin.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Also it was very much a country house, surrounded by fields and rural walks.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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