villadom

American  

[vil-uh-duhm] / ˈvɪl ə dəm /

noun

British.

1. villas collectively.

2. suburban life and society; suburbia.

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Etymology

Origin of villadom

First recorded in 1875–80; villa + -dom

Example Sentences

Directly in front, the sky-line is formed by the elevated table-land of Blackheath, while in mid-distance the few remaining fields of Charlton are seen to be making a gallant stand before the advances of villadom.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

The private gardens of urban or suburban villadom were soon too small for the wielders of the racquet.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)

But they themselves had no wish to stand in such shoes; the dingy perspectives of Dalston villadom limited their ambition, already sufficiently gratified by migration from Whitechapel.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

In that servile neighbourhood, almost entirely inhabited by the flunkeys of villadom, it was a complete novelty to him to be thus bearded in his den.

From The British Barbarians by Allen, Grant

They do something to the old places—I don't know what they do—but instantly the countryside becomes a villadom.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)