country house

noun

: a house and especially a mansion in the country

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What resulted is a chamber piece about a dispirited urbanite named Yvonne (Chao) who retreats to a country house where her friend (Hernandez) is residing with a couple (Harris and Cusati-Moyer) who rattle off crunchy platitudes about mugwort, organic produce, and the restorative power of a sunrise. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura are forced to run for their lives after robbing the wrong country house in the latest trailer for Apple’s drug ring drama Dope Thief, which dropped on Tuesday. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025 Decades later, the actor's primary residence with his wife Amal and their children — twins Ella and Alexander, 7 — is a country house in France. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024 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 1 Apr. 2025.

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