Definition of "villa" in English

noun

1. A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

2. (UK) A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street.

3. (Nigeria, slang) One’s village or ancestral homeland.

noun

1. (Ancient Rome) A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.