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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village,
dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See
{Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.]
A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some
pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper.
[1913 Webster]