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villa

noun

ˈvi-lə How to pronounce villa (audio)
Definition of villanext
as in mansion
a large impressive residence a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

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Recent Examples of villa The ceremony took place in a private villa in Les Parcs, with an intimate gathering of friends and family including his mom. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Aptly named for a ploving shore bird, the property is made up of 72 cottage-style guest rooms and suites, plus 19 standalone villas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 Now, the French designer is channeling that affection for the landscape into ASerra, a new hotel and residential development in Melides with 22 private villas starting at $6 million. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 The same might be said of Stealing Beauty, which starred Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old American spending the summer at a Tuscan villa with the culturati friends of her poet mother, who has recently committed suicide. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for villa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villa
  1. mansion
  2. hacienda
  3. manor
  4. castle
  5. estate
  6. palace
  7. house
Noun
  • Sequestered in a lavish mansion, in each of their rooms is a mysterious welcome gift — a box.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Some mansions include private tunnels under A1A so residents can reach their docks without crossing the road.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of mansion
Noun
  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of hacienda
Noun
  • The two set out with Ross, a raucous party boy, and the three drive to a secluded, bucolic manor.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • There are Resident Evil games set in Spanish castles, runaway trains, ocean liners, weird mansions, the bayou, and strange theme-park-like villages, with bespoke creatures in each.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Trump’s imaginings of castle-like defenses on the Potomac move beyond mere bad taste to a place of genuine weirdness.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • No one among the Parton/Owens family is fighting over Dolly’s estate.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The stately main house, built in 2009 and designed by Gacek Design Group, looks much like a traditional Pennsylvania country estate, with a stone exterior, slate roof, dormer windows, and landscaped grounds.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The coast is peppered with grande dame hotels housed in former convents, centuries-old palaces, and pastel villas where everyone from Maria Callas and Coco Chanel to Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor have holed up.
    — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Then as now, productions are allowed to film only on Mondays, when the palace is closed to visitors.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of palace
Noun
  • The real Johnny Drama stayed at your house for months, and one of the others drove your kids to school.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First ring, first row of the Koch Theater is widely considered to have the best seats in the house.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of house

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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villa. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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