dachan.
/ˈdatʃə/, U.S. /ˈdɑtʃə/ In Russia, a small house or villa for summer use, in the country near a town.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > summer house or holiday house
summer houseOE
pleasure house1590
mahal1610
aestivation1625
summer cottage1638
cottage1805
Swiss cottage1820
summer home1821
casita1822
chalet1853
bathing-box1883
rest home1889
dacha1896
housekeeping cottage1901
weekend cottage1911
weekender1921
bach1940
hafod1952
gite1964
getaway1968
vacation home1969
timeshare1974
share1984
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > villa or country house > small
box1696
country box1722
villakin1730
cottage orné1774
villarette1792
ranch1807
bower1810
ranch house1859
villino?1863
dacha1896
1896 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 83 Russian officials run down to their datchas, or country houses.
1905 Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 4/5 I was privileged to visit one of these datche and to dine with the family.
1926 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 302/2 Colonel Napier..had a dacha for the summer just outside the town.
1929 Times 14 Nov. 13/2 The settlers of German descent..are at present precariously housed in the ‘Datchas’, or summer chalets of the Moscow countryside.
1950 A. Koestler in R. Crossman God that Failed 66 Two-room flats..not to mention motor-cars and summer datshas.
1955 Times 8 Aug. 5/1 His principal guests—at a summer dacha 60 miles from Moscow..were the ambassadors and ministers accredited to the Soviet Government.
1971 Guardian 21 Jan. 3/3 Mr Krushchev..in the country dacha to which he had retired.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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