country house

Noun

Meaning

a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

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The cup of tea on arrival at a country house is a thing which, as a rule, I particularly enjoy. I like the crackling logs, the shaded lights, the scent of buttered toast, the general atmosphere of leisured cosiness. P. G. Wodehouse

I've got a great place, it's a country house. Lita Ford

I established myself in a fairly remote country house and entertained my imagination with various means of transport. Here is how I betook myself to heaven. Cyrano de Bergerac

A house in the country is not the same as a country house. Gertrude Stein

Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there. Candace Bushnell

The English country house is certainly an icon of British culture. Julian Fellowes

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