country house
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country house
noun country houses · country-house
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A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners.
Near-synonym: country seat
Similar: country seat
- Such a house, even as a primary residence and even in an area that is no longer rural, but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction of country ways. a country house look
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see country, house: a house in the country: one not in town.
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noun residence
| Español | casa de campo, cortijo, caserío, casería, pazo, alijar |
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| 中文 | 山莊 /山庄 shānzhuāng |
| Português | casa de campo, vila |
| Français | maison de campagne |
| Deutsch | Landhaus |
Talk about this word "country house." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/country%20house. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. country house. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/country%20house "country house." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/country%20house.Cite this
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title = {country house},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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