villa
/ˈvɪlə/ noun B2- A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- One’s village or ancestral homeland.
Plural villas
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For centuries it had remained unchanged; but within the last few years its picturesque appearance and situation have attracted a number of well-to-do residents, whose villas peep out from the woods around.
The house of the famous official was a fine villa with green lawns stretching down to the Thames.
“This place, Deep Dene House, is a big modern villa of staring brick, standing back in its own grounds, with a laurel-clumped lawn in front of it.
A crowd of morbid sightseers were still gathered round Deep Dene House, which was just such a suburban villa as I had pictured.
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