villa

noun vil·la \ ˈvi-lə \

|Updated on: 8 Jun 2018

Examples: villa in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of villa from the Web

Don’t expect to find a decent villa for less than $600,000.

— nancy trejos, USA TODAY, "Dream homes: Five tempting properties for sale on the Greek Islands," 5 June 2018
She’s currently working on permanent public artworks in the U.K., transforming a ‘30s villa in DF, a Martin Luther King memorial in Germany, and designing Stiff, a furniture line crafted from textile concrete.

— mosha lundström halbert, Vogue, "The Latina Cool Girl’s Guide to Mexico City," 4 June 2018
That year DeJoria was in the midst of building a monument to his success, a 22,000-square-foot villa overlooking Malibu Canyon.

— andrew goldman, Town & Country, "John Paul Dejoria's Philanthropy Makes the Case That Tequila and Shampoo Might Save the World," 29 May 2018
When the remains of a grand Roman villa were unearthed during construction work for a parking garage, in 2006, the city was finally convinced that its old museum was sadly inadequate for the active archaeological dig that is Nîmes.

— joshua levine, Smithsonian, "Travel to Southern France for a Dazzling Taste of Ancient Rome," 24 May 2018
Puttnam installed himself in Greta Garbo’s old villa in Coldwater Canyon and spent the following year telling anyone who would listen that serious films could be popular and popular films could be serious.

— stephen metcalf, The New Yorker, "How Superheroes Made Movie Stars Expendable," 19 May 2018
In Olathe, the city is working to strengthen tree and landscape requirements and to deal with an increase in single-family attached dwellings such as villas and duplexes.

— lynn horsley, kansascity, "In Prairie Village, teardowns bring 'monster homes' and calls for more restrictions | The Kansas City Star," 14 May 2018
Mamma Mia! is the story of Sophie, who's about to get married on an island in Greece where her mom, Donna, owns a villa.

— kara nesvig, Teen Vogue, "9 Best Mother's Day Movies," 10 May 2018
The resort also has a cluster of high-end villas - the adults-only oasis has its own private pool and a residential setting complete with private check-in.

— joy sewing, Houston Chronicle, "Weekend getaway: A Galveston cheat sheet," 10 May 2018

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