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country house

noun

Synonyms of country housenext
: a house and especially a mansion in the country

Examples of country house in a Sentence

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Set upon a four-acre estate with a large pool and serene pond, the property takes inspiration form an English country house. Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025 De la Fressange recently celebrated the store’s 10th anniversary with a party attended by designers Alexandre Mattiussi, Guillaume Henry and Elie Top, which saw the venue decked out like a country house. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025 The story takes place at a grand country house where the guests have an unfortunate habit of dying, or nearly dying, under seemingly unrelated circumstances. Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for country house

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of country house was in the 14th century

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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20house. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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