VILLA


Meaning of VILLA in English

/ ˈvɪlə; NAmE / noun

1.

( BrE ) a house where people stay on holiday / vacation :

We rented a holiday villa in Spain.

2.

a house in the country with a large garden, especially in southern Europe

3.

( BrE ) a large house in a town :

a Victorian villa in North London

4.

( in Roman times ) a country house or farm with land attached to it

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Italian , from Latin country house.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.