country house
Americannoun
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country houses
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of country house
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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He was finally arrested in May 2011 at his cousin's country house in northern Serbia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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
As time went on, he also started a large farm upstate, and when he wanted a country house for his family, he helped an architect to design an extravagant villa overlooking the Hudson River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
With Horsley Towers now a historic country house hotel called the De Vere Horsley Estate, the reopening will be marked by a special celebration on 28 March.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
The affirmative reply I received with much relief, since it was inconceivable that my sister could think about settling in Denmark after two weeks of an eccentric country house.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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