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vista

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vista  \Vis"ta\,  n.;  pl  {Vistas}.  [It.,  sight,  view,  fr  vedere 
  p.  p.  visto,  veduto  to  see  fr  L.  videre  visum.  See 
  {View},  {Vision}.] 
  A  view;  especially,  a  view  through  or  between  intervening 
  objects,  as  trees;  a  view  or  prospect  through  an  avenue,  or 
  the  like  hence  the  trees  or  other  objects  that  form  the 
  avenue. 
 
  The  finished  garden  to  the  view  Its  vistas  opens,  and 
  its  alleys  green.  --Thomson. 
 
  In  the  groves  of  their  academy,  at  the  end  of  every 
  vista,  you  see  nothing  but  the  gallows.  --Burke. 
 
  The  shattered  tower  which  now  forms  a  vista  from  his 
  window.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vista 
  n  :  the  visual  percept  of  a  region;  "the  most  desirable  feature 
  of  the  park  are  the  beautiful  views"  [syn:  {view},  {aspect}, 
  {prospect},  {scene},  {panorama}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Vista,  CA  (city,  FIPS  82996) 
  Location:  33.18878  N,  117.23822  W 
  Population  (1990):  71872  (27418  housing  units) 
  Area:  46.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  92083,  92084 
  Vista,  MO  (village,  FIPS  76390) 
  Location:  37.98879  N,  93.66383  W 
  Population  (1990):  50  (25  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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