Standard Lemma guide

vila

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈviːlə/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːlə
  • CMU ARPABET: V IY1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Slavic mythology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

capital of Vanuatu

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: national capital

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vila.

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian víla and Slovene vila.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: haltijatar — type of fairy
  • Finnish: keiju — type of fairy
  • Italian: vila — type of fairy
  • Italian: villi — type of fairy
  • Italian: vile — type of fairy
  • Russian: вила (vila) — type of fairy
  • Russian: самовила (samovila) — type of fairy