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
Like the revered Russian master’s major works, “The Disappear” takes place in a country house, in this case in upstate New York, that has been in Ben’s family for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Saunders plays Aunt Joan, who is hosting Christmas at her country house for the family.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
And then I chose the 1950s, and then I chose England and the country house.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
Beyond him up the shady driveway is a three-story country house, a wide verandah all the way around it.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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