vila

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈviːlə/(UK)

Definition of vila

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.

“"The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."”
“She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.”
“Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila, whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.”

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noun

A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph.

“"The Vilas (fairies) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."”
“She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila, who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.”
“Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila, whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.”

name

(informal)The capital and largest city of Vanuatu; in full, Port Vila.

“When it became obvious that Vila would be the capital of the New Hebrides, Dr H. Bolton from Edinburgh was appointed to the mission and, in 1911, Paton Memorial Hospital was built.”
A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila.

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