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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, vee-yah]

noun

  1. Francisco Doroteo ArangoPancho Villa, 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist.

villa

1

/ ˈɪə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Villa

2

/ ˈviːə, ˈbiʎa /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • villalike adjective
  • ˈ-ˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of villa1

1605–15; (< Italian ) < Latin ī a country house, farm, akin to īܲ village, wick 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of villa1

C17: via Italian from Latin; related to Latin īܲ a village
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The former reality star appeared on ITV shows such as The Only Way is Essex in 2017 and Love Island in 2018, where she entered the villa as a bombshell and gained nationwide fame.

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Kyle Ashman, 23, was due to enter the villa but was axed after The Sun newspaper revealed he had been arrested over a fight at a funeral earlier this year.

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“I can confirm Yulissa has left the villa,” a representative of the show told The Times on Thursday.

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He was returned to Libya and spent the next three years living in a villa in Tripoli before finally succumbing to his illness in 2012.

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Or an Italian Renaissance villa just south of the 10 Freeway filled with Asian antiques and long-past cult allegations?

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