Meaning

  1. A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
  2. (UK) A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street.
  3. (Nigeria, slang) One’s village or ancestral homeland.

Synonyms

country estate

holiday house

semidetached house

daimyo’s suburban residence

private residence

another line of work

detached residence

fine house

rural residence

large country house

duplex house

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɪlə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

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