country house
(especially, British) 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.
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Yeah, I know someone who rails bitterly and often against those people who build houses out in the country and spoil her view from the window of the country house she lives in.
In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens' home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama. n.pr/4tmweX0
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(especially, British) 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.
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(especially, British) 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.
“Yeah, I know someone who rails bitterly and often against those people who build houses out in the country and spoil her view from the window of the country house she lives in.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In Five Weeks in the Country, author Francine Prose imagines a distressing, ill-timed visit to Charles Dickens' home in 1857 — offering a memorable twist on the classic English country house drama. n.pr/4tmweX0”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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