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COUNTRY HOUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("country house" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "country house"):
chateau (an impressive country house (or castle) in France)
dacha (Russian country house)
shooting box; shooting lodge (a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season)
summer house (a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer)
villa (pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds)
villa (country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard)
