villa
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villa¹
- /ˈvɪlə/
- /ˈvɪllɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪlə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.
noun villas
- A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. What I commissioned you to get for me, and anything you see suitable to my Tusculan villa, I should be glad if you will, as you say in your letter, procure for me, only don't put yourself to any inconvenience. The truth is, there is no other place that gives me complete rest after all my worries and
- A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage that was called a hall, a bath-room with hot and cold water, electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white
- One’s village or ancestral homeland.
villa²
- /ˈvɪlə/
- /ˈvɪllɑ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪlə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.
noun villae
- A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.
Villa³
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish.
- Aston Villa Football Club, a football club based in Birmingham Olsson and Herd tussled off the ball at a free-kick before Olsson fell to the ground. Assistant referee Darren Cann signalled for a penalty and Dowd sent Herd off to the amazement of the Villa faithful.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: casa, bungalow, hotel, cottage, house, mansion, chalet, place, home, village, crib, door, city, hideout, address, wool
Translations
Every language
noun a house used as a retreat
| Español | villa, quinta, casa de campo, pazo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 별장 byeoljang, 빌라 billa |
| 日本語 | 別荘 bessō, ビラ bira, ヴィラ vira, ヴィッラ virra |
| 中文 | 別墅 /别墅 biéshù |
| हिन्दी | विला vilā |
| Português | casa de campo, casa de praia |
| Français | villa |
| Deutsch | Villa, Anwesen, Landhaus, Herrenhaus, Gutshaus, Landgut |
| Italiano | villa |
| Ελληνικά | βίλα víla, εξοχικό exochikó |
| Română | vilă |
| Русский | ви́лла vílla, да́ча dáča, за́городный дом zágorodnyj dom |
| Tiếng Việt | biệt thự |
| العربية | فِيلَا fīlā, دَارَة dāra |
| עברית | וִילָה víla |
Talk about this word "villa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/villa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. villa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/villa "villa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/villa.Cite this
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title = {villa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
