"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. Alternative form of country house. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: country house
    Sense id: en-country-house-en-noun-jgRRUaF6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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