country house

Definition of country housenext

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Recent Examples of country house In the 1999 version, starring Frances O’Connor as Fanny, Mansfield Park scenes were shot at Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house about an hour’s drive east of Birmingham. — Nicholas Derenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Into this fertile landscape comes Winterbourne, an 18th-century Strawberry Hill Gothic rectory that is equal parts country house and wellness retreat. — Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026 The survival drama follows four siblings left alone in a remote Canadian country house as a heatwave, power outage and mysterious lights turn their newfound freedom into something increasingly unsettling. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 In Modena, check into Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore’s country house and a discreet base during the filming of Ferrari. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for country house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country house
Noun
  • The Eclipse features 57 new oceanfront rooms, suites and great house suites, plus two restaurants, three bars, a market cafe, private beach and a signature Salamander Spa, something the resort brand is famous for.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There's great house drama (including a full house screaming match after Jessie's eviction and Jerry dubbing Dan as Judas).
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • On view at Salon 94’s Upper East Side town house through December 19, the exhibit presents two series.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In Washington, Zampolli, who had just been fired from the Administration, was hosting an after-party for a black-tie dinner at his Dupont Circle town house.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • California was in the early stages of a housing crisis, and homeowners were feeling the squeeze of rising property tax bills.
    — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Channel ports, housing for asylum seekers and even the lifeboat charity that rescues people in danger at sea have been targeted by anti-migrant protests encouraged by far-right activists.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Country house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20house. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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