Meaning

4 senses
  1. A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

    Villa, Anwesen, Landhaus

    ви́ллаvílla, да́чаdáča, за́городный домzágorodnyj dom

    ві́ллаvílla, да́чаdáča

  2. (UK)A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street.

    detached or semidetached suburban house

  3. (Nigeria, slang)One’s village or ancestral homeland.

  4. (Ancient Rome)A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

    country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard

Examples

41 sentences
  1. Who owns this villa?

    ruКому принадлежит эта вилла?

    deWem gehört diese Villa?

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  2. The villa is large.

    Вілла велика.

    ruВилла большая.

    deDie Villa ist groß.

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  3. Her villa sits on the hill.

    ruЕё вилла находится на холме.

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  4. Returned to the villa, afternoon snack.

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  5. The villa was harmonious with the scenery.

    deDie Villa harmonierte mit der Landschaft.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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a house used as a retreat:
Русский
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a house used as a retreat:
Deutsch
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a house used as a retreat:

Origin

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

Borrowed from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

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Forms

plural: villas / villae
Singularvilla
Pluralvillas / villae

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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