English Explanatory Dictionary

vista

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
  2. A site offering such a view.
  3. A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.
verb
  1. To make a vista or landscape of.
name
  1. A city in San Diego County, California, United States.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Windows Vista.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪstə/ /ˈviːstə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vista.wav

Word forms

vista vistas vistaing vistaed

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.

Related words

visto

Derived words

vistaed
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