villa
/ˈvɪlə/
noun
- A large, luxurious house, often in a countryside or coastal area, used as a vacation home or primary residence.
- After retiring, they bought a villa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
- The billionaire's villa had a private pool and a tennis court.
- They rented a beautiful villa in Tuscany for their summer holiday.
- In ancient Rome, a country house or estate, often including farm buildings and land.
- Wealthy Romans often retreated to their villas to escape the city heat.
- The ruins of a Roman villa were discovered during the construction of the new road.
- The museum displayed mosaics that once decorated a Roman villa.
- A detached or semi-detached house in a suburban area, especially in British English.
- Their villa has a small front garden and a driveway.
- They live in a Victorian villa on the outskirts of London.
- The street is lined with red-brick villas built in the early 1900s.
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