Villanova is a name of Latin origin, meaning ''new town''. It is equivalent to Italian Villanuova, French

Villeneuve Villeneuve, LaVilleneuve or deVilleneuve may refer to: People * Villeneuve (surname) Places Australia * Villeneuve, Queensland, a town in the Somerset Region Canada * Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a Formula One racetrack in Montréal * Villeneuv ...

, Spanish Villanueva, and Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese Vilanova. It may refer to:

Botany

*''Villanova'', a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, an illegitimate name replaced by '' Flueggea'' (bushweed) * ''Villanova'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae

Education

Villanova University Villanova University is a private Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1842 and named after Saint Thomas of Villanova. The university is the oldest Catholic university in Pen ...

, an American university established in 1842 in Pennsylvania, by the Augustinian Order (formerly known as Villanova College) **

Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East (NCAA Division I) for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association (Football Championship Su ...

, the athletic program of Villanova University *

St. Thomas of Villanova College Villanova College is a high school and middle school in King City, Ontario, Canada. Established by lay educators Paul Paradiso and Grant Purdy with the blessing of the Archdiocese Toronto and in cooperation with the Order of Saint Augustine's fr ...

, an Augustinian university preparatory school in King City, Ontario, Canada * Villanova College (Australia), a current school run by the Augustinian priests, located in Coorparoo, in Brisbane, Queensland * Villanova Preparatory School, a college preparatory school in Ojai, California

Geography and history

Villanova, Pennsylvania Villanova is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It straddles Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and Radnor Township in Delaware County. It is located at the center of the Philadelphia Main Line, a series of Philadelphia suburbs lo ...

, a neighborhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia **

Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station) Villanova station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is in Radnor Township, located on North Spring Mill Road ( PA 320) near County Line Road and serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line ...

, the station on Philadelphia's SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line * Villanova d'Asti, a town in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy * Villanova Monferrato, a town in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy *

Villanova Monteleone Villanova Monteleone ( sc, Biddanòa) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about southwest of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of ...

, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia * Villanova Tulo, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia * Villanova Canavese, a town in the Metropolitan city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of Castenaso, province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy **

Villanovan Culture The Villanovan culture (c. 900–700 BC), regarded as the earliest phase of the Etruscan civilization, was the earliest Iron Age culture of Italy. It directly followed the Bronze Age Proto-Villanovan culture which branched off from the Urnfie ...

, the predecessor to the Etruscan civilization culture, named after the frazione of Castenaso *Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of

Ostuni Ostuni ( nap, label= Barese, Ostune; scn, label=Salentino, Stune) is a city and ''comune'', located about 8 km from the coast, in the province of Brindisi, region of Apulia, Italy. The town has a population of about 32,000 during the winter ...

, Puglia, in Italy * Villanova, Corse-du-Sud, a commune of the Arrondissement of Ajaccio in Corsica * Vilanova de Arousa, a town in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain *Villanova, Huesca, a municipality in

Huesca (province) Huesca ( an, Uesca, ca, Osca), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Haute-G ...

, Spain * Villanova, Ribagorza (AKA Vilanova d'Éssera), a village in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain

Literature

* ''Villanova'' (short story), a 2002 short story by John Hodgman

Names

Arnaldus de Villa Nova Arnaldus de Villa Nova (also called Arnau de Vilanova in Catalan, his language, Arnaldus Villanovanus, Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or Arnaldo de Villanueva, c. 1240–1311) was a physician and a religious reformer. He was also thought to be an alche ...

(c. 1235–1313), alchemist, astrologer, and physician *Saint

Thomas of Villanova Thomas of Villanova (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for ...

(born Tomás García Martínez, 1488–1555), Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop

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