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villa definition

villa (vil′ə)

noun

  1. a country house or estate, esp. when large or luxurious
  2. Brit. a small suburban house

Etymology: It < L, a country seat, farm, ? via *vicsla < vicus, village: see eco-

Villa definition

Villa (vē′yä)

Villa, Francisco (frän sēs′kō̂) (born Doroteo Arango) 1877?-1923; Mex. revolutionary leader: called Pancho Villa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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