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vis⋅ta

  [vis-tuh]
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–noun
1. a view or prospect, esp. one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2. such an avenue or passage, esp. when formally planned.
3. a far-reaching mental view: vistas of the future.
Origin:
1650–60; < It: a view, n. use of fem. of visto (ptp. of vedere to see < L vidēre)

Related forms:
vis⋅ta⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See view. 3. prospect, outlook, vision.
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Vis⋅ta

  [vis-tuh]
–noun
a town in SW California. 35,834.

VISTA

  [vis-tuh]
–noun
a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.
Origin:
V(olunteers) i(n) S(ervice) t(o) A(merica)
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vis·ta   (vĭs'tə)   
n.  

    1. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through an opening, as between rows of buildings or trees.

    2. An avenue or other passage affording such a view.

  2. An awareness of a range of time, events, or subjects; a broad mental view: "the deep and sweeping vistas these pioneering critics opened up" (Arthur C. Danto).


[Italian, from feminine past participle of vedere, to see, from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
vis'taed (-təd) adj.
Vis·ta   (vĭs'tə)   
A city of southern California north of San Diego. It is a resort and agricultural area. Population: 95,000.
VISTA   (vĭs'tə)   
abbr.  Volunteers In Service To America
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Word Origin & History

vista 
1644, "a view or prospect," from It. vista "sight, view," noun use of fem. p.p. of vedere "see," from L. videre "to see" (see vision).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America
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