villa

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
  2. noun detached or semidetached suburban house
  3. noun country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango

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