Thesaurus results for VILLAS

villas

noun

plural of villa

as in mansions

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

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Recent Examples of villas Newer to Flockhill are the villas (sleeps 2-4 people); Sugarloaf restaurant, which offers a seasonal set tasting menu; and a wellness spa with a gym, yoga studio, cedar sauna, and hot and cold plunge pools. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Meanwhile, villas and public buildings are built to capture and store rainwater. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Green Bay Phu Quoc Resort & Spa offers beachfront villas, private pools, and a spa focused on wellness treatments inspired by local ingredients. — Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Each guesthouse has its own style and theme, with options from one-bedroom suites to three-bedroom villas that can sleep up to 12 people. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Rooms The hotel’s 119 rooms, suites, and villas ache with old-world charm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 There’s still more town to discover, more frescoes, more mosaics, more houses, more villas. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 He was paired with a more experienced colleague and learned through instruction and hands-on practice how to care for pines and azaleas, mainly using a hand-pruning technique essential for the Imperial Palace and villas. — Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

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Noun

The backstory Like so many of the neighborhood’s Victorian mansions, this 1881 building was originally a private home.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Google is snatching up more office space in the South Florida metropolis, just as its cofounders are buying million-dollar mansions right on the waterfront.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Definition of mansions

Noun

The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025

Definition of haciendas

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Two high-profile disputes over celebrity estates have put a spotlight on a reality that experts say plays out all too frequently inside and outside of Hollywood.

— Angela Yang, NBC news, 27 July 2026
On the outskirts of the tiny rural community of Barnard, the road narrows to a gravel lane where an unassuming gate marks the entrance to Monsalvat Farm, one of Vermont’s great estates.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 27 July 2026

Definition of estates

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Twenty-one hundred miles can already be walked, allowing visitors to view England’s famous headlands, cliffs, beaches, and dunes, as well as castles, oceanside resorts, and wartime relics.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Peel back the curtain, and there’s so much more to explore, from dramatic landscapes to ancient castles and abundant wildlife.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of castles

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Once a thriving center of Afghan architecture and royal grandeur, Mandu's palaces and mosques now stand frozen in time, their intricate designs and artistic embellishments weathered by centuries of abandonment.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
From the palaces of Rajasthan to the mountains of Vietnam, there’s a little something for everyone here.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Definition of palaces

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Some in anthropology take this further, describing houses and homes as social and symbolic spaces rather than merely physical structures.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Though California is home to some of the worst cities for first-time homebuyers, there are still houses for as low as $285,000.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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