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
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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Part of Auberge Collection, the 700-acre-plus property is home to a winery, resort, and spa, as well as 40 turnkey villas and 70 vineyard homes.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The city’s love affair with opulence extends offshore too, with the world’s first Buddha Bar hotel rising on The World Islands, complete with floating villas and a beach club.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Portable Prefabricated Modern Villa The cost of a traditional villa is well outside the range of what most people can afford in this economy.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The city’s love affair with opulence extends offshore too, with the world’s first Buddha Bar hotel rising on The World Islands, complete with floating villas and a beach club.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Portable Prefabricated Modern Villa The cost of a traditional villa is well outside the range of what most people can afford in this economy.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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