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 Rooms The resort’s 130 rooms and villas are split across six categories, and each has its own outdoor pool fed by the hot spring. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026 For larger parties, treetop tents and villas on the property afford even more space than standard rooms. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026 The property is located within the CostaTerra Golf & Ocean Club, an exclusive residential complex with about 300 ocean-view villas in Melides, south of Lisbon. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026 Their task was to design 100 villas for anonymous (and seemingly nonexistent) Chinese millionaires. — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026 The day was hot and muggy, and late-nineteenth-century villas, however extravagant, don’t come with air-conditioning. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The Rooms Sandblu’s 66 guest rooms, suites, and villas are spread across Ancient Thira, each offering privacy and panoramic views of the sea or surrounding mountain. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2026 Ripoll points to a landscape where fishing communities, luxury villas and World War II bunkers coexist. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for villas
  1. mansions
  2. haciendas
  3. estates
  4. manors
  5. castles
  6. palaces
  7. houses
Noun
  • All but five states have governor’s mansions for their leaders to live and work from, with the exceptions being Arizona, Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His beach houses of interlocking, geometric forms sheathed in shingles or cedar panels already dotted the potato fields of the East End, and wealthy clients were asking for year-round mansions in the commuter suburbs.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 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
Noun
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the estate tax, which applies to the wealth of large estates.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sensory gardens scale down to small patios, raised beds and family-friendly plots, so the concept is not reserved for sprawling landscaped estates.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of estates
Noun
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of manors
Noun
  • So, rather than castles and stony ramparts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages.
    — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In a technology park, not far from 13th century castles, medieval ruins and picturesque villages, stands Troy Studios.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of castles
Noun
  • Plant in the past has bid against, and beat, the Historic Royal Palaces charity in London, who alongside managing unoccupied royal palaces in the UK also conserve and display royal ceremonial dress.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Obama compared the White House decor to Saddam Hussein’s palaces, right?
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of palaces
Noun
  • Eighty-eight years later, American lawmakers can ironically learn from Germany how to make protecting Jewish houses of worship a national priority.
    — Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Wants clear officer identification (specifically no masks), body cameras, warrants when legally required, due process and protections at schools, hospitals and houses of worship.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of houses

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“Villas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villas. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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