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 The resort has 18 suites in the main building, in addition to 39 one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas that overlook the river or jungle around the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 Cindy and Rande built a home next door to Clooney’s property in Los Cabos, Mexico, with the two residences designed as neighboring villas. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 People arrived by helicopter and seaplanes to infinity pools and oceanfront villas. — Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2026 And the resort—which offers both suites and villas—is nothing short of paradise. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 18 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

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Noun

The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 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 mansions

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
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

Definition of haciendas

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That is because in many cases, probate judges determined there was nothing left in the estates after funeral costs and other debts were paid.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
David Jobin, the president and CEO of South Florida philanthropic organization Our Fund Foundation, said more people have reached out to pledge money in their wills and estates since anti-DEI laws began passing in Florida.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of estates

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
Now, a decade later, Biller has returned with a film that takes place entirely in medieval times, primarily shot in and around the old castles and churches of Prague.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of castles

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
Wudang’s palaces and temples flourished during the Ming dynasty, when Emperor Zhu Di undertook a major building campaign to align his imperial regime with Taoism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of palaces

Noun

According to Raybould, the investigation into the organization began in 2024, and investigators discovered that kilos of drugs – including cocaine – were being distributed from five trap houses located near schools, parks, and community centers.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Located in the Oak Park neighborhood just west of Chicago—a unique enclave full of multiple Wright designs from the early years of his practice—the home is often regarded as one of his most influential Prairie-style houses.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

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