Villanova
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Villanova may refer to:
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Villanova is the name of:
In botany:
- Villanova, a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, an invalid name replaced by Flueggea, or bushweedBushweedFlueggea, the Bushweeds, is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, comprising several much-ramified shrubs to large trees distributed throughout the Eastern Hemisphere's tropical zones...
- Villanova (plant), a genus of plants in the family AsteraceaeAsteraceaeThe Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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In education:
- St. Thomas of Villanova CollegeSt. Thomas of Villanova CollegeSt. Thomas of Villanova College is a middle school and high school in King City, Ontario, Canada. It was established at Mary Lake by lay educators Paul Paradiso and Grant Purdy in 1999 at Mary Lake Augustinian Monastery as a Catholic school together with the Order of Saint Augustine's friars of...
, an Augustinian university preparatory school in King City, Ontario, Canada - Villanova CollegeVillanova CollegeVillanova College is a private and 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 1,150 boys in three schools, Junior, Middle and Senior from year five to...
, a current Australian school run by the Augustinian priests, located in Coorparoo, in Brisbane, Australia - Villanova Preparatory SchoolVillanova Preparatory SchoolVillanova Preparatory School is an Augustinian Catholic co-ed day/ boarding school located in the small town of Ojai, California, USA. Sitting on more than 120 acres, Villanova's campus has sports fields and trails, modern gym, tennis courts and well equipped classrooms with up-to-date technology,...
, a college preparatory school in Ojai, California - Villanova UniversityVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, an American university established in 1842 in Pennsylvania by the Augustinian Order, also formerly known as Villanova College
In geography:
- Villanova d'AstiVillanova d'AstiVillanova d'Asti is a town and comune in the province of Asti, Piedmont, northern Italy. It has around 5,000 inhabitants. The economy is based on a mixture of agriculture and industry.Villanova d'Asti was founded in the Middle Ages....
, a town in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy - Villanova, Corse-du-SudVillanova, Corse-du-SudVillanova is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
, a commune of the Arrondissement of Ajaccio in Corsica - Villanova, Huesca, a municipality in Huesca (province), Spain
- Villanova MonferratoVillanova MonferratoVillanova Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km east of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Alessandria and about 17 km south of Vercelli...
, a town in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy - Villanova, Ostuni, a coastal fraction of the municipality of OstuniOstuniOstuni is a city and comune in the province of Brindisi , with a population of about 32,000 located about 8 km from the coast. Its main economic activities include tourism, attracted by its nearby pristine beaches, as well as a vibrant olive and grape agribusiness.- History :The region around...
, Puglia, in Italy - Villanova, PennsylvaniaVillanova, PennsylvaniaVillanova is a community in the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It straddles Lower Merion Township of Montgomery County and Radnor Township of Delaware County. It is located at the center of the Pennsylvania Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburban towns located...
, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania that is a part of Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania and Radnor Township, Pennsylvania - Villanova/Vilanova d'ÉsseraVillanova, RibagorzaVillanova or Vilanova d'Éssera is a municipality located in the Ribagorza comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census , the municipality has a population of 154 inhabitants....
, a village in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.
Villanova may also refer to:
- The Villanova culture, a prehistoric culture in Italy
- Villanovan CultureVillanovan cultureThe Villanovan culture was the earliest Iron Age culture of central and northern Italy, abruptly following the Bronze Age Terramare culture and giving way in the 7th century BC to an increasingly orientalizing culture influenced by Greek traders, which was followed without a severe break by the...
, the predecessor to the Etruscan civilization culture in central Italy - Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station), station on the SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line
- Villanova WildcatsVillanova WildcatsThe Villanova Wildcats is the name of the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East for every sport except football, where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association .-Men's basketball:The Villanova Wildcats compete in the Big EAST and are currently coached by Jay...
, the athletic program of Villanova University
Villanova is the name of:
- Arnaldus de Villa NovaArnaldus de Villa NovaArnaldus de Villa Nova was an alchemist, astrologer and physician....
(c. 1235–1313), an alchemist, astrologer, and physician - Saint Thomas of VillanovaThomas of VillanovaSt. Thomas of Villanova, O.S.A. , was a preacher, ascetic, writer andSpanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine....
(born Tomás García Martínez, 1488–1555), a Spanish Augustinian friar and archbishop