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noun
A house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life; traditionally and archetypically in the country, and especially of wealthy owners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, especially
Synonyms: country seat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: second home, house, home, residence
noun
Such a house, even as a primary residence and even in an area that is no longer rural, but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction of country ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, especially
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house, home, residence
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see country, house: a house in the country: one not in town.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: house
Narrower terms: chateau, dacha, shooting lodge, shooting box, summer house, villa
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