Thesaurus results for VILLA

villa

noun

ˈvi-lə

Definition of villa

as in mansion

a large impressive residence a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

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Recent Examples of villa The goal of respecting and celebrating the villa’s setting is also reflected in the colors and materials used throughout the home. — Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026 Here’s what to know about Audrey Hepburn’s La Paisible Swiss villa, from the decor to its history. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026 The secluded property features 60 rooms—42 casitas and 18 villas—set along the beachfront or nestled within the lush forest. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026 Outside, a man in a neighboring villa’s yard smoking, staring into the night. — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for villa

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Noun

Cruz’s home state of Texas saw the governor’s mansion and a Senate seat turn blue.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
The 23 columns that still stand once belonged to the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion in the state.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 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

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The house combines several architectural styles — Romanesque arches on the tower, Renaissance window pediments, English-manor chimneys.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
After hours, Neo-Vision parks his body in the bar’s walk-in fridge and retreats to a mind palace modeled after a British country manor.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of manor

Noun

So, rather than castles and stony ramparts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages.

— Rick Steves, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
That proved too costly for producers, so the decision was made to change the location to a castle, while keeping the idea of a mutiny and rival factions working against each other.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of castle

Noun

The palace said all conditions attached to Najib's conditional pardon had been fulfilled and that the royal prerogative of pardon must be respected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
The seat of the Chilean president, this palace was bombed during the coup, resulting in one of the most memorable images from that day.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of palace

Noun

These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Ford, 54, is a former social studies teacher and real estate broker who has served in the Illinois state house since 2007.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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