[vil-uh] 
| 1. | a country residence or estate. |
| 2. | any imposing or pretentious residence, esp. one in the country or suburbs maintained as a retreat by a wealthy person. |
| 3. | British. a detached or semidetached dwelling house, usually suburban. |
[vee-uh; Sp. bee-yah] Fran⋅cis⋅co [frahn-sees-kaw] , (Doroteo Arango; “Pancho Villa” ), 1877–1923, Mexican general and revolutionist. |
| vil·la (vĭl'ə) n.
[Italian, from Latin vīlla; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| Vil·la (vē'ə, bē'yä) Mexican revolutionary leader who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency after the Mexican Revolution (1910) and later attempted to oust (1914-1915) President Venustiano Carranza. |