country house

noun

: a house and especially a mansion in the country

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The eight-part family comedy series will be set in a haunted country house full of hilarious new ghosts who are as chaotic, unpredictable and messy as Australian history itself. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024 Suddenly, Chase wakes up in a quiet country house, surrounded by Dave and Carol (woo-hoo!!!), with Zoe tending to his numerous wounds. —

Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 The standout of Smith’s screen work in the 2000s, alongside the Harry Potter films, was Robert Altman’s masterful upstairs-downstairs English country house murder mystery, Gosford Park. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024 Visit this 18th-century country house in Buckinghamshire which features a string of extraordinary rooms in delectable ice cream shades, including a bedroom once occupied by frequent visitor Florence Nightingale. —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for country house

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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