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country house

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a large traditional house in the countryside, especially one that has belonged to the same family for many years: Through the trees we could see a beautiful Georgian country house.Houses and homes
(Definition of country house noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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