villa

noun

vil·​la ˈvi-lə How to pronounce villa (audio)
1
: a country estate
2
: the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person
3
British : a detached or semidetached urban residence with yard and garden space

Examples of villa in a Sentence

They rented a seaside villa for two weeks. a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
Recent Examples on the Web The actor purchased a 4,300-square-foot, three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom villa there in 1994. Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024 When Burdick arrived in Jeddah, the princesses were confined in a single, opulent villa. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024 The intimate, 31-room property is housed in three historic villas surrounded by lush gardens in the heart of Sorrento. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Then, on the first day in the villa, each woman makes a relationship proposal to her top-choice man. Max Springer, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for villa 

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin; akin to Latin vicus village — more at vicinity

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of villa was in 1611

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Cite this Entry

“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

villa

noun
vil·​la ˈvil-ə How to pronounce villa (audio)
1
: a country estate
2
: a large expensive house usually located in the country

Biographical Definition

Villa

biographical name

Vil·​la ˈvē-yə How to pronounce Villa (audio)
Francisco 1878–1923 Pancho ˈpän-(ˌ)chō How to pronounce Villa (audio)
ˈpan-
Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary

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