1
: a country estate
2
: the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person
3
British
: a detached or semidetached urban residence with yard and garden space
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Examples of villa in a Sentence
They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
Recent Examples on the Web
Several spec villa homes are currently under construction, and there are four villas that are move-in ready.
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Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
During the Roman era, villas were built as sprawling country estates that served as second homes for well-to-do Romans, according to the Student’s Guide to Italian Renaissance Architecture, a nonprofit research organization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
We were greeted with fresh coconuts customized with our names and our villa was decorated from top to bottom with flowers, champagne and balloons.
—Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
At Palazzo Fiuggi, a luxurious health retreat with 102 rooms and suites that opened in an Art Deco-style villa in 2021, many visitors still drink those waters — which some believe are enriched by passing beneath the local chestnut forests — filling glasses from a marble fountain inside the spa.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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Weichert Realtors® Welch & Company, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
During the Roman era, villas were built as sprawling country estates that served as second homes for well-to-do Romans, according to the Student’s Guide to Italian Renaissance Architecture, a nonprofit research organization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
We were greeted with fresh coconuts customized with our names and our villa was decorated from top to bottom with flowers, champagne and balloons.
—Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
At Palazzo Fiuggi, a luxurious health retreat with 102 rooms and suites that opened in an Art Deco-style villa in 2021, many visitors still drink those waters — which some believe are enriched by passing beneath the local chestnut forests — filling glasses from a marble fountain inside the spa.
—Gisela Williams, New York Times, 28 May 2024
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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villa
noun
vil·la
ˈvil-ə 
1
: a country estate
2
: a large expensive house usually located in the country
Biographical Definition
Villa
biographical name
Vil·la
ˈvē-yə
Francisco 1878–1923
Pancho
ˈpän-(ˌ)chō
ˈpan-
Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary
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