Villa n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: {Villa}, {Pancho Villa}, {Francisco Villa}, {Doroteo Arango}] 2: detached or semidetached suburban house 3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard 4: pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village, dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See {Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.] A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper. [1913 Webster]