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villa

2 definitions found for villa

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. Villas. [L. villa, LL. also village,
     dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See
     Vicinity, and cf. Vill, Village, Villain.]
     A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some
     pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :


  Villa
      n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa,
           Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango]
      2: detached or semidetached suburban house
      3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential
         quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
      4: pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive
         grounds