a country estate

  • 81country house — /ˈkʌntri haʊs/ (say kuntree hows) noun 1. a house in the country. 2. Chiefly British a large house in the country, especially one part of an estate …

  • 82country gentleman — a wealthy man living in his country home or estate. [1625 35] * * * …

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  • 83country house — a house in the country, esp. a large and impressive house on an estate. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 84country gentleman — coun′try gen′tleman n. a wealthy man living in his country home or estate • Etymology: 1625–35 …

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  • 85country seat — /kʌntri ˈsit/ (say kuntree seet) noun 1. a rural estate, especially a fine one, often one used for only part of the year. 2. a rural electorate …

  • 86Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain — Trentham Hall demolished in 1912. The Italianate Trentham was so lavish that the Shah of Persia in 1873 remarked to the future King Edward VII, of their host too grand for a subject, you ll have to have his head off when you come to the throne.… …

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  • 87Housing estate — A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building… …

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  • 88Chesters estate — Chesters is a 1,565 acre (6.33 km2) country estate near Ancrum, located on the banks of the River Teviot in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The estate includes a listed house, gardens and extensive grounds. National Grid Reference NT… …

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  • 89A Month in the Country (play) — A Month in the Country Konstantin Stanislavski (left) and Olga Knipper (right) as Rakitin and Natalya in the Moscow Art Theatre s production in 1909. Written by Ivan Turgenev …

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  • 90Orchardleigh Estate — Orchardleigh House The stable block …

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