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English Dictionary: villa by the DICT Development Group
2 results for villa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Villa
n
  1. Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa, Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango]
  2. detached or semidetached suburban house
  3. country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
  4. pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Villa \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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