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country house(weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life)
vacation home(US), holiday home(UK)(building or piece of property used as a secondary residence during vacations)
Usage notes
The Finnish term kesämökki is habitually translated as "summer cottage" into English. While completetely understandable, this term does not appear to be widely used in English-speaking countries.
A "vacation home" can also refer to a condo that is used during holidays.
“kesämökki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
