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Definitions

country house

NOUN
lodge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chalet cottage dormitory dwelling hostel hotel hut inn motel shack shelter tavern
STRONG
abode auberge burrow camp couch den gatehouse haunt home hospice hostelry house retreat roadhouse shanty stopover villa
WEAK
public house
NOUN
villa
Synonyms
STRONG
chateau manor mansion
WEAK
large house summer house vacation home

Example Sentences

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It is set in a country house, like many earlier mysteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

This camp, and countless others dotting the country, house millions of Syrians whose homes still lie in utter ruin.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

We have a country house in the forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

The experience evokes a romantic dinner party in a private country house from another era.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

When a disgruntled servant informed Dona Zaida about the changes in her country house, she descended on the ranch in a fury and restored the villa to its former state.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.