Meaning

3 senses
  1. (UK, especially)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.

    Near-synonym: country seat

    Landhaus

  2. (UK, especially)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.

    a country house look

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see country, house: a house in the country: one not in town.

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

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary have a country house.

    deTom und Maria haben ein Haus auf dem Land. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. We spend the weekends in our country house.

    Ми провели вихідні на дачі. — anastasishko

  3. Where can I rent a country house?

    ruГде я могу снять домик в деревне? — Ooneykcall

  4. In the summer, I often go to my country house.

    ruЛетом я часто езжу на свою дачу. — Just_Balls

  5. I have a country house.

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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