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country seat

noun
\ ˌkən-trē-ˈsēt How to pronounce country seat (audio) \
variants: or less commonly countryseat

Definition of country seat

: a house or estate in the country

Examples of country seat in a Sentence

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 The San Antonio-border country seat could yield a runoff, as well, between Gina Ortiz Jones, an Air Force veteran, and Jay Hulings, a former federal prosecutor. — Washington Post, "Things to know from Tuesday’s Texas primaries," 6 Mar. 2018 The San Antonio-border country seat could yield a runoff, as well, between Gina Ortiz Jones, an Air Force veteran, and Jay Hulings, a former federal prosecutor. — Washington Post, "Things to know from Tuesday’s Texas primaries," 6 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of country seat

1583, in the meaning defined above

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country seat

noun
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English Language Learners Definition of country seat

chiefly British : a large house that is built on a large piece of land

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