plural villas
1
: a large house or estate that is usually located in the country
2
: a house that you can rent and live in when on vacation
They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.
3
British
: a house in the city with a yard and garden
4
: a house or estate that was surrounded by farmland in ancient Rome
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/villa. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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