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Cottage Country Holiday Lived Small Noun ˈkɒtɪdʒ ˈkɑːtɪdʒ

Word3 cottage
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/ /ˈkɑːtɪdʒ/
Example
  • a thatched cottage
  • a holiday cottage
  • james lived in a charming country cottage with roses around the door.
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cottage

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

    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.
    • 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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