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Word cottage
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkɒtɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈkɑːtɪdʒ /
Example
  • a charming country cottage with roses around the door
  • a holiday cottage
  • it was her dream to have a little cottage in the country
  • they built a small guest cottage on their land.
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cottage

(noun)BrE / ˈkɒtɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈkɑːtɪdʒ /
  1. a small house, especially in the country
    • a charming country cottage with roses around the door
    • a holiday cottage

    Extra Examples

    • It was her dream to have a little cottage in the country
    • They built a small guest cottage on their land.
    • They lived in a tied cottage on the estate.
    • They put us up in a guest cottage next to their house.
    • We rented a cottage for a week.
    • We stayed in a cottage on a farm.
    • James lived in a charming country cottage with honeysuckle around the door.
    • They rented a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French cotage and Anglo-Latin cotagium, from cot, a small shelter for livestock or cote, a shelter for mammals or birds.
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