vista

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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)

Related forms:

vis⋅ta⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See view. 3. prospect, outlook, vision.

[vis-tuh]

–noun

a town in SW California. 35,834.

[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)

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.
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

Abbreviations & Acronyms

VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America

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