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vis⋅ta
[vis-tuh] 
–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)
1650–60; < It: a view, n. use of fem. of visto (ptp. of vedere to see < L vidēre)
Related forms:
vis⋅ta⋅less, adjective
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)
V(olunteers) i(n) S(ervice) t(o) A(merica)
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| vis·ta (vĭs'tə) n.
[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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Vista
Vis"ta\, n.; pl. Vistas. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See View, Vision.] A view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue. The finished garden to the view Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. --Thomson. In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. --Burke. The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his window. --Sir W. Scott.
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Language Translation for : vista
Spanish:
alojar, acuartelar,
German:
einquartieren,
Japanese:
宿舎を割当てる
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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| VISTA Volunteers in Service to America |
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