Thesaurus results for COUNTRY HOUSE

country house

noun

Definition of country house

as in great house

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Recent Examples of country house Early 20th-century media tycoon Lord Beaverbrook was known for throwing legendary parties at his country house in Surrey, which hosted everyone from Hollywood royalty like Elizabeth Taylor to historical figures such as Winston Churchill. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 As the former residence of press baron Lord Beaverbrook, the English country house hotel—which recently provided the backdrop for Arsenal and England hero Declan Rice’s British Vogue shoot—has a pretty storied past. — Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 Beaverbrook, a bucolic five-star country house hotel composed of a main manor house and storybook-style individual cottages. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 The pattern references Gawthorpe Hall (the historic country house on whose grounds Burnley’s training base is located) and the lettering is based on our old programmes. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for country house

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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

Definition of great house

Noun

His collection, housed in both his Park Avenue town house and his weekend home in Bedford, New York, is considered by many to be one of the world’s finest in private hands.

— William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
In this version, the couple has moved from Chicago to London for a fresh start—bad things happened in Chicago—and the set features a wide town house with dark corners and William Morris wallpaper.

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of town house

Noun

The original version of the property was housing for local cigarmakers in the 1800s.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Many people who want to live in a major city but cannot afford its housing premiums move to towns within a 45-to-60-minute commute.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026