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
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They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
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The villa began life in 1928 as the Los Angeles Times Demonstration Home—a flagship of an élite new development, the Miramar Estates.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The Houston native’s time in the villa looks to have earned Page an impressive social media following of over 4.4 million fans across Instagram and TikTok alone.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Other photos showed much of the same, with the mother of four showcasing the villa views.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The Houston native’s time in the villa looks to have earned Page an impressive social media following of over 4.4 million fans across Instagram and TikTok alone.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Other photos showed much of the same, with the mother of four showcasing the villa views.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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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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