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Villa

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Vil·la  (v, byä), Francisco Known as "Pancho." 1877?-1923.
Mexican revolutionary leader who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency after the Mexican Revolution (1910) and later attempted to oust (1914-1915) President Venustiano Carranza.

vil·la  (vl)
n.
1. The often large, luxurious country house of a well-to-do person.
2. A country estate with a substantial house.
3. Chiefly British A house in a middle-class suburb.

[Italian, from Latin vlla; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.]

villa [ˈvɪlə]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a country house, usually consisting of farm buildings and residential quarters around a courtyard
2. a large and usually luxurious country residence
3. Brit a detached or semidetached suburban house
4. NZ a medium-sized suburban house standing in its own grounds
[via Italian from Latin; related to Latin vīcus a village]
villa-like  adj

Villa [ˈviːə (Spanish) ˈbiʎa]
n
(Biographies / Villa, Francisco (?1877-1923) M, Mexican, POLITICS: revolutionary leader) Francisco (franˈsisko), called Pancho Villa, original name Doroteo Arango. ?1877-1923, Mexican revolutionary leader
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.VillaVilla - Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
2.Villavilla - detached or semidetached suburban house
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
3.Villavilla - country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
4.Villavilla - pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
Translations
villa [ˈvɪlə] N (Roman) → villa f; (= country house) → casa f de campo, quinta f; (for holiday) → chalet m

villa [ˈvɪlə] nvilla f

villa
nVilla f

villa [ˈvɪlə] nvilla
villa [ˈvɪlə] nvilla

villa
n villa [ˈvilə]
a type of detached or semi-detached (usually luxury) house, in the country or suburbs, or used for holidays at the seaside They have a villa at the seaside. villa فيلا: مَنزِل بالضَّواحي вила letní sídlo, vila villa; feriehus die Villa βίλα chalet, casa de campo; villa, quinta villa ویلا huvila villa וִילָה देहाती बंगला vila villa villa einbÿlishús, villa; (sveita)setur villa 別荘 대저택, (큰) 별장 vila villa vila villa villa; feriehus willa casa de campo vilă вилла letné sídlo, vila vila vila villa, sommarhus บ้านพักตากอากาศ villa, köşk 別墅 вілла بنگلہ biệt thự

Villa فيلا vila landsted Villa έπαυλη chalet huvila villa vila villa 大邸宅 정원 딸린 교외 주택 villa villa willa casa de campo, moradia вилла villa บ้านขนาดใหญ่ที่มีสวน villa biệt thự 别墅


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"You mean," Villa Kennan challenged, "that these head-hunting cannibals ashore here keep records of pedigrees and maintain kennels; for surely this absurd adventurer of a dog is as proper an Irish terrier as the Ariel is an Oregon-pine-planked schooner.
Wragge have only to join me here, to be established five doors away from him in this elegant villa.
Before sunset we entered one of the wide valleys, or rather bays, which open on the plain: this soon narrowed into a ravine, where a little higher up the house of Villa Vicencio is situated.
 
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