COUNTRY HOUSE

I. (noun)

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)