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 ...
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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)
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''Villanova'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae
Education
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Villanova University, an American university established in 1842 in Pennsylvania, by the Augustinian Order (formerly known as Villanova College)
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Villanova Wildcats, the athletic program of Villanova University
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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
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Villanova College (Australia)
Villanova College is a private, Roman Catholic school for boys located in Coorparoo, a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy for all years and caters for approximately 1,340 boys in t ...
, a current school run by the Augustinian priests, located in Coorparoo, in Brisbane, Queensland
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Villanova Preparatory School, a college preparatory school in Ojai, California
Geography and history
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Villanova, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia
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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
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Villanova d'Asti, a town in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy
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Villanova Monferrato
Villanova Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria and about south of Vercelli. Located in the plain to the left of t ...
, a town in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy
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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 2 ...
, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia
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Villanova Tulo, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia
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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
Castenaso ( Bolognese: ; la, Castrum Nasicae) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located around away from Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna.
Sports
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantist ...
, province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Villanovan Culture, the predecessor to the Etruscan civilization culture, named after the frazione of Castenaso
*Villanova, a frazione in the municipality of
Ostuni, Puglia, in Italy
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Villanova, Corse-du-Sud, a commune of the Arrondissement of Ajaccio in Corsica
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Vilanova de Arousa, a town in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
*Villanova, Huesca, a municipality in
Huesca (province), Spain
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Villanova, Ribagorza (AKA Vilanova d'Éssera), a village in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain
Literature
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''Villanova'' (short story), a 2002 short story by John Hodgman
Names
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Arnaldus de Villa Nova (c. 1235–1313), alchemist, astrologer, and physician
*Saint
Thomas of Villanova (born Tomás García Martínez, 1488–1555), Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop
See also
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Vila Nova (disambiguation)
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Villa Nova (disambiguation)
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Vilanova (disambiguation)
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Villanova College (disambiguation)
Villanova College may refer to:
* Villanova College (Australia), a private Roman Catholic school for boys in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
* Villanova College (Canada), also known as "St Thomas of Villanova College", a middle school and high sc ...
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Villanueva (disambiguation)
Villanueva may refer to:
Places
Colombia
*Villanueva, Bolívar, a town and municipality in Bolívar Department
*Villanueva, Casanare, a town and municipality in Casanare Department
*Villanueva, La Guajira, a town and municipality in La Guajira D ...
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Villeneuve (disambiguation)
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