country home

Pastoral residential property

A country home is a house in a rural area, typically owned by someone whose primary residence is in a city.

The term suggests a retreat for weekends or holidays rather than a working farmhouse: They spend summers at their country home in Vermont.

It often connotes wealth and leisure—a second property for escaping urban life.

Related

estate · orchard · ranch house · weekend getaway · meadow · manor · folk architecture · rustic · barn · chicken coop · porch · hearth · stargazing · horseback riding · shed · stone wall · front porch · well water

Categories
Opposites
location/setting

country homecity apartment

Residence in a metropolis

urban dwelling · townhouse · high-rise apartment · penthouse · town house

dwelling type/style

country homeapartment

Rented unit in building

high-rise apartment · flat · condo · studio apartment · tenement

primary vs. secondary residence

country homeprimary residence

Main place of habitation

town house · pied-à-terre

Family

home, country, homemade, countryside, homeland, homesick, hometown, countries, countryman

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G