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Villa

villa

noun VIL-lah Less Common

Origin: from Latin villa via Italian

Also means

mansion

Usage Note

Villa is a large, often grand detached house. Note the irregular plural Villen, not 'Villas', because of its Latin origin. A whole upscale neighbourhood of such houses is a Villenviertel.

Examples

"Sie wohnen in einer großen Villa."

Natural Translation

They live in a large villa.

Literal Translation

They live in a large villa.

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