Noun

(en noun)

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

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(UK) A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.

(Ancient Rome) a country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

Noun

(en noun)

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

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(British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.

(Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.