villa

¹

[ vil-uh ]

noun

1. a country residence or estate.
2. any imposing or pretentious residence, especially one in the country or suburbs maintained as a retreat by a wealthy person.
3. British. a detached or semidetached dwelling house, usually suburban.

Villa

²

[ vee-uh; Spanish vee-yah ]

noun

1. Fran·cis·co [f, r, ahn-, sees, -kaw], Doroteo ArangoPancho Villa, 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.

villa

¹

/ ˈvɪlə /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a country house, usually consisting of farm buildings and residential quarters around a courtyard
2. a large and usually luxurious country residence
3. a detached or semidetached suburban house
4. a medium-sized suburban house standing in its own grounds

Villa

²

/ ˈbiʎa; ˈviːə /

noun

1. VillaFrancisco?18771923MMexicanPOLITICS: revolutionary leader Francisco (franˈsisko), called Pancho Villa, original name Doroteo Arango. ?1877–1923, Mexican revolutionary leader

Derived Forms

• ˈvilla-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• villa·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of villa¹

1605–15; (< Italian ) < Latin vīlla a country house, farm, akin to vīcus village, wick ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of villa¹

C17: via Italian from Latin; related to Latin vīcus a village

Example Sentences

“Now, maybe three or four families are getting together to rent a villa or house that can accommodate everyone,” Salik says.

From Washington Post

In 2011, Yin Hongzhang asked Yin Weidong to lend him around $45,600 to buy a villa on Beijing’s northern outskirts, according to his testimony.

From Washington Post

Villa explains that while he may pull long hours, the real work starts after the last wedding guest leaves.

From Fortune

Villa even has a team of shooters that assist and photograph from multiple angles.

From Fortune

In 2018, after realizing the true scope of the renovations that were needed, Thompson and Villa went back to the City Council, hat in hand.

From Voice of San Diego

Villa and Zapata looked on, smiling their papier mache smiles, sure they had seen something like this before.

From The Daily Beast

The faces of Villa and Zapata looked on from the opposite end of the square.

From The Daily Beast

The three were living it up at his Arcore villa outside Milan, made famous by his orgiastic Bunga-Bunga parties.

From The Daily Beast

One can even rent out the villa here or wander down from the Arc de Triomphe and peek through the fence.

From The Daily Beast

They will reportedly take a smaller group of friends to another villa outside Florence to continue the celebrations on Sunday.

From The Daily Beast

He inclosed it under a cover to the Marquis Santa Cruz, who had a villa in the neighbourhood.

From Project Gutenberg

We don't call every tuppeny-hapenny villa inhabited by a nobleman a 'castle' as they do in Germany and Austria.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a pretty house, stood a little apart from the forge, and was called Rock Villa.

From Project Gutenberg

You had better go to the Villa Lambert and arrange for taking up our quarters there, if you like the place.

From Project Gutenberg

The villa and its terrace were built of white stone, but a large portion of the walls was covered with ivy.

From Project Gutenberg