COUNTRY HOUSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does country house mean?
• COUNTRY HOUSE (noun)
The noun COUNTRY HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Familiarity information: COUNTRY HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COUNTRY HOUSE (noun)
Meaning:
A house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("country house" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "country house"):
chateau (an impressive country house (or castle) in France)
dacha (Russian country 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)
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"The deserter is the brother of the murderer." (Arabic proverb)
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