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VIL-uh/ˈvɪlə/

A villa is a large house, often in the countryside or used as a holiday home: a holiday villa; a Roman villa. Cottage (already in the dictionary) is smaller; mansion is grander; flat is in a block. Map the villa on the land-use map, then the period if given. Mix-up: villa vs village; villa vs the football club nickname; do not write villa for a terraced house in the source.

Meaning

A large house, often in the countryside or used as a holiday home.

Examples

• “Map the villa on the land-use map, then the period if given, not a holiday slogan.”
• “A Roman villa featured in the archaeology extract, which is still a named site — quote the grid if given.”

Good to know

a holiday / Roman / country villa. Contrast: cottage / mansion / flat. Trap: village / a terrace. Geography, history, and leisure. A large house — map it or date the remains.

Near in meaning

country house, holiday house, mansion

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