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villa

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
villa/ˈvɪlə/

▶noun

1 (especially in continental Europe) a large country house in its own grounds.
■ Brit. a detached or semi-detached house in a residential district.

■ Brit. a rented holiday home abroad.

2 (in Roman times) a large country house, having an estate and consisting of buildings arranged around a courtyard.

– origin C17: from Ital., from L.

'villa' also found in these Oxford entries:

grange - village - villain

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