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vila¹

  • /ˈviːlə/ UK, US

Rhymes with -iːlə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila.

noun vilas · vile · veela

  1. A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph. "The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."

Vila²

proper noun

  1. informal The capital and largest city of Vanuatu; in full, Port Vila. When it became obvious that Vila would be the capital of the New Hebrides, Dr H. Bolton from Edinburgh was appointed to the mission and, in 1911, Paton Memorial Hospital was built.

Vila³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Vila.

proper noun Vilas

  1. A surname.

Translations

Every language

noun type of fairy

Italianovila, villi, vile
Русскийвила vila, самовила samovila

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"vila." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vila. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vila. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vila

Chicago

"vila." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vila.

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@misc{vila_2026,
  title = {vila},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vila},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}