"country house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: country houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} country house (plural country houses)
  1. A house in the country: one not in town.
    (especially British, wealthy) Such a house serving as a weekend and holiday residence, used as a retreat from city life.
    Tags: British, especially
    Sense id: en-country_house-en-noun-SecAPh76 Categories (other): British English
  2. A house in the country: one not in town.
    (especially British, wealthy) Such a house even as a primary residence but with an aesthetic in keeping with that traditional distinction.
    Tags: British, especially Categories (topical): Housing
    Sense id: en-country_house-en-noun-AIilQvrW Disambiguation of Housing: 34 66 Categories (other): British English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: country-house Related terms: dacha, great house, holiday home, manor house, summerhouse, villa, winterhouse Translations (residence): ամառանոց (amaṙanocʻ) (Armenian), դաչա (dačʻa) (Armenian), landhuis [neuter] (Dutch), buitenhuis [neuter] (Dutch), kesämökki (Finnish), maison de campagne [feminine] (French), Landhaus [neuter] (German), wiejski dom [masculine] (Polish), casa de campo [feminine] (Portuguese), vila [feminine] (Portuguese), casa de campo [feminine] (Spanish), casalicio solariego [masculine] (Spanish), finca [feminine] (Spanish), casal [masculine] (Spanish), lantställe [neuter] (Swedish) Translations (second home): kakkoskoti (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'residence': 55 45 Disambiguation of 'second home': 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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