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单词 countryseat
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countryseat

[ kuhn-tree-seet ]
/ ˈkʌn triˌsit /

noun British.

a country mansion or estate, especially one belonging to a distinguished family and large enough to accommodate house parties, hunt meetings, etc.

Origin of countryseat

First recorded in 1575–85; country + seat

Words nearby countryseat

country music, country park, countrypeople, country risk, country rock, countryseat, countryside, Countryside Agency, country singer, country store, countrywide
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Example sentences from the Web for countryseat

  • "Wister's Big House" was the first countryseat in Germantown.

    The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia|Frank Cousins
  • His hospitality is, however, greater at his countryseat Morfontaine than at his hotel here.

    Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete|Lewis Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for countryseat

country seat

noun

a large estate or property in the country
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