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country house

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country house
n.
A residence in the country, especially a mansion or other large dwelling on a country estate.
country house
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a large house in the country, esp a mansion belonging to a wealthy family
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Noun1.country housecountry house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
chateau - an impressive country house (or castle) in France
dacha - Russian country house
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
shooting box, shooting lodge - a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season
summer house - a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
villa - pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
villa - country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
Translations
country house n → villa di campagna
country house n → villa di campagna


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A CERTAIN MAN, detained by a storm in his country house, first of all killed his sheep, and then his goats, for the maintenance of his household.
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He is not coming down to the country house for a week or so, being due somewhere else.
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Count Bennigsen, being a landowner in the Vilna province, offered his country house for the fete, and the thirteenth of June was fixed for a ball, dinner, regatta, and fireworks at Zakret, Count Bennigsen's country seat.
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