villa

noun vil·la \ ˈvi-lə \

|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

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Definition of villa

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

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Examples of villa in a Sentence

They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

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Currently, 60 percent of the island's 800 villas are open.

— lindsay silberman, Town & Country, "How St. Barth's Survived the Devastating Hurricanes of 2017," 10 July 2018
Italian newspapers are already on the hunt to discover which residence could be Ronaldo's future home, drafting provisional lists of the most expensive villas near Turin.

— SI.com, "Modric Confident 'Best Player in the World' Ronaldo Will Stay at Real Madrid Despite Juventus Links," 8 July 2018
Moreover, excavations at Herculaneum in the 1990s revealed two unexplored layers of the villa, which some scholars believe may contain hundreds or even thousands more scrolls.

— henrik knudsen, Smithsonian, "Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia," 26 June 2018
The Italianate villa-style mansion, built in 2010, has 11,821 square feet of interiors.

— neal j. leitereg and lauren beale, latimes.com, "Hot Property Newsletter: What's behind that price drop?," 23 June 2018
The 17,000-square-foot villa, located at 4-5 Star Island Drive, spreads across two acres and features 13 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and a 14-car garage.

— rene rodriguez, miamiherald, "Former home of South Beach investor and playboy Thomas Kramer sells for $33 million," 12 June 2018
Rosewood’s newest property will feature two private pools and 237 rooms and suites, with a collection of beachfront villas that each have their own private plunge pools.

— lyndsey matthews, ELLE Decor, "This New Resort Is the Las Vegas of the Caribbean," 11 June 2018
Stan and Lisa Duchman opened their Italianate villa-style winery in 2004 based on their love of Old World-style Italian wines.

— emily spicer, San Antonio Express-News, "The top 10 Hill Country Wineries," 4 June 2018
Construction on the space is continuing; the design, which calls to mind a bit of the Belle Epoque-era villa where the Stones recorded their album in the south of France, is by 360 Degrees.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "As Fauntleroy, Coquette space in Milwaukee's Third Ward will stay French but add '70s rock," 24 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of villa

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

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First Known Use: 1611

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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villa Synonyms

Synonyms

castle, château, estate, hacienda, hall, manor, manor house, manse, mansion, palace;

Related Words

showplace;

abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, hearth, home, house, lodging(s), pad, place;

housing, nest, quarter(s), residency, roof;

great house;

country house, countryseat;

aerie, penthouse;

salon, suite, town house;

Villa

biographical name Vil·la \ ˈvē-yə \

Definition of Villa

Francisco 1878–1923 Pancho play \ˈpän-(ˌ)chō, ˈpan-\ Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary

VILLA Defined for English Language Learners

villa

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Definition of villa for English Language Learners

: a large house or estate that is usually located in the country
: a house that you can rent and live in when on vacation
: a house in the city with a yard and garden

VILLA Defined for Kids

villa

noun vil·la \ ˈvi-lə \

Definition of villa for Students

: a large house or estate usually in the country

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