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Villa - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Villa : (noun)
1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa, Pancho
Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango]
2: detached or semi-detached 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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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