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villa

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings, House
vil·la /ˈvɪlə/ noun [countable]  1. British English a house that you use or rent while you are on holiday 〔自用或供出租的〕度假别墅2. TBBDHHa big house in the country with a large garden 〔带有大花园的〕乡间别墅3 a house in a town 〔城里的〕房子 Victorian villas 维多利亚风格的房子4. TBBan ancient Roman house or farm with land surrounding it 〔四周土地环绕的古罗马〕庄园,宅邸
Examples from the Corpus
villaLast year his family bought a villa in a smart Athens suburb.She studied my schedule and booked us into a villa in Aruba for a week.The materials used to build villas varied according to what was easily available nearby.Guy Sterne's magnificent villa stood alone, on its own private crescent of beach.There was somebody moving around in the villa.Together they went back inside the villa.Then Miguel himself came round the corner of the villa, dressed in a white open-necked shirt and dark fitted trousers.
Origin villa (1600-1700) Italian Latin, country home, farm
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Villa
Villa, Pancho /ˈviːə, ˈpæntʃəʊ $ ˈpɑːn-/
(about 1878–1923) a Mexican leader of a revolution against the Mexico government


villa
villa /ˈvɪlə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Italian
 Origin: Latin, 'country home, farm'
1. British English a house that you use or rent while you are on holiday
2. a big house in the country with a large garden
3. a house in a town:
    Victorian villas
4. an ancient Roman house or farm with land surrounding it


villaBrE /ˈvɪlə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvɪlə/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a house where people stay on holiday/vacation 度假别墅We rented a holiday villa in Spain. 我们在西班牙租了一座假日别墅。🔊🔊a house in the country with a large garden, especially in southern Europe (尤指南欧的)乡间庄园(BrE) a large house in a town (城内的)豪宅a Victorian villa in North London伦敦北部的维多利亚式豪宅(in Roman times 古罗马时代) a country house or farm with land attached to it (附有土地的)乡间宅第,别墅,庄园