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
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Set on 32 acres just outside India’s Pink City, the property’s address promises serenity — as does the 18th-century on-site temple and accommodations, which range from elegant rooms to spacious villas with private pools to glamping tents with claw-foot tubs.
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Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Each guesthouse has its own style and theme, with options from one-bedroom suites to three-bedroom villas that can sleep up to 12 people.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Justin and Hailey Bieber regularly escape to the island’s secluded beachfront villas to ring in the New Year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 July 2024
For instance, at the Four Seasons Serengeti, there are five free-standing, private villas spread across the property in addition to the lodge’s 72 hotel-style rooms.
—Devanshi Mody, Robb Report, 4 July 2024
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Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Each guesthouse has its own style and theme, with options from one-bedroom suites to three-bedroom villas that can sleep up to 12 people.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Justin and Hailey Bieber regularly escape to the island’s secluded beachfront villas to ring in the New Year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 July 2024
For instance, at the Four Seasons Serengeti, there are five free-standing, private villas spread across the property in addition to the lodge’s 72 hotel-style rooms.
—Devanshi Mody, Robb Report, 4 July 2024
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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