villa Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
    Pancho Villa; Francisco Villa; Doroteo Arango.
  2. noun detached or semidetached suburban house
  3. noun country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
  4. noun pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds

WordNet

Vil"la noun
Etymology
L. villa, LL. also village, dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See Vicinity, and cf. Vill, Village, Villain.
Wordforms
plural Villas
Definitions
  1. A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. Dryden. Cowper.

Webster 1913