Villavieja (en. Villavieja)

/bi̯aɾˈbi.xe.a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Designation of a place characterized by its antiquity.

The villavieja is known for its history and ancient architecture.

La villavieja es conocida por su historia y arquitectura antigua.

Proper name of certain towns or localities in Spain and Latin America.

Villavieja is a locality in the province of Huelva.

Villavieja es una localidad en la provincia de Huelva.

Term used to refer to a village or town with history.

We visited a villavieja on our trip to Andalusia.

Visitamos una villavieja en nuestro viaje a Andalucía.

From the Latin 'villa' which means 'farm' and 'vieja' which means 'old'.

a place of villavieja

a place with history, old and traditional.

un lugar de villavieja

to live in a villavieja

to live in a small place with nostalgia for past times.

vivir en una villavieja

villa

Small village or locality.

villa

hamlet

A collection of houses that form an urban nucleus smaller than a villa.

aldea

town

A collection of homes that form a community.

pueblo

Colloquial term used to refer to a very small and forgotten place.

That place is a villavieja, there isn't a single store.

Ese lugar es una villavieja, no hay ni un solo comercio.

Used to describe a person who lives in an old village.

She is a villavieja, she always tells stories from the past.

Ella es una villavieja, siempre cuenta historias del pasado.