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
And then I chose the 1950s, and then I chose England and the country house.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
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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