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vil·la
(vĭl′ə)n.
1. The often large, luxurious country house of a well-to-do person.
2. A country estate with a substantial house.
3. Chiefly British A house in a middle-class suburb.
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villa
(ˈvɪlə)n
1. (Historical Terms) (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. Brit a detached or semidetached suburban house
4. NZ a medium-sized suburban house standing in its own grounds
[C17: via Italian from Latin; related to Latin vīcus a village]
ˈvilla-ˌlike adj
Villa
(ˈviːə; Spanish ˈbiʎa)n
(Biography) Francisco (franˈsisko), called Pancho Villa, original name Doroteo Arango. ?1877–1923, Mexican revolutionary leader
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vil•la
(ˈvɪl ə)n., pl. -las.
1. a country residence or estate.
2. an imposing country or suburban home of a wealthy person.
3. Brit. a detached or semidetached house.
[1605–15; (< Italian) < Latin vīlla a country house, farm, akin to vīcus village, wick2]
Vil•la
(ˈvi ə)n.
Francisco, (Doroteo Arango, “Pancho Villa” ), 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.
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villa
1. (1) A Roman or Renaissance country house. (2) A modern detached house.
2. An ancient Roman country house with both residential and farm buildings arranged around a courtyard.
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2. | ![]() house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
3. | ![]() country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country | |
4. | ![]() country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country |
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Translations
فيلافيلا: مَنزِل بالضَّواحي
vilaletní sídlo
feriehuslandstedvilla
huvila
vila
einbÿlishús, villa; setur
大邸宅
정원 딸린 교외 주택
vila
villa
letné sídlovila
vila
villa
บ้านพักตากอากาศขนาดใหญ่
biệt thự
villa
[ˈvɪlə] N (Roman) → villa f; (= country house) → casa f de campo, quinta f; (for holiday) → chalet mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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villa
n → Villa f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
villa
(ˈvilə) noun a type of detached or semi-detached (usually luxury) house, in the country or suburbs, or used for holidays at the seaside. They have a villa at the seaside.
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villa
→ فيلا vila landsted Villa έπαυλη chalet huvila villa vila villa 大邸宅 정원 딸린 교외 주택 villa villa willa casa de campo, moradia вилла villa บ้านพักตากอากาศขนาดใหญ่ villa biệt thự 别墅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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