Villa
Pronunciation : Vil"la
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. villa, LL. also village, dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See Vicinity, and cf. Vill, Village, Villain.]
Definition : Defn: A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. Dryden. Cowper.
pl. Villas.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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