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Meaning of VILLA

Pronunciation:  'veeu, 'vilu

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
  2. [n]  country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
  3. [n]  (British) detached or semi-detached suburban house
  4. [n]  Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
 
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 Synonyms: Doroteo Arango, Francisco Villa, Pancho Villa
 
 See Also: country house, house, revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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