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TOPIK 4noun

빌라

billa

빌라가 · 빌라를

low-rise apartment building ("villa")

Example

저는 회사 근처 빌라에 살고 있어요.

I live in a low-rise apartment building near my office.

Word parts

From English 'villa'. Konglish surprise: not a luxury house, but a small low-rise building of units.

Good to know

A 빌라 is usually four or five floors without a large complex, cheaper than an 아파트.