American English pronunciation

How to pronounce cottage

IPA transcription: ['kɑtədʒ]

Pronunciation variants: ['kɑtədʒ]['kɑtɪdʒ]

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Noun

  • a small house with a single story

Usage examples

  • On the ruins of this ancient site now fourteen holiday cottages have been built.
  • Two cottages were built just outside the station to house railway staff.
  • The cottages have since been demolished.
  • Allan was born in "a small cottage three miles above" Huntly, Scotland.
  • The names of these hamlets derive from the Anglo Saxon "Pol's Cottage".
  • Beatrix of the Netherlands and her family lived in private cottages.
  • The economic cycle of Honey Harbour is tied to the cycle of the cottagers.
  • The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'southern cottage'.
  • The cottage burned down.
  • European cottage gardens often contained a variety of crops grown together.