country house

noun

: a house and especially a mansion in the country

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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 Beyond his classic English country house, John also owns properties across Europe, including a summer house in Nice, France, and an apartment in Venice. Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025 At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025 The Prince and Princess of Wales also have a property on the Sandringham estate, a 10-bedroom Georgian country house called Anmer Hall. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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 18 Nov. 2025.

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