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Definition: Vista |
VistaNoun1. The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "vista" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1637. (references) |
Etymology: Vista \Vis"ta\, noun; plural Vistas. [Italian expression, sight, view, from vedere, past participle visto, veduto, to see, from the Latin expression videre, visum. See View, Vision.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Vista is a city located in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 89,857. It was incorporated in 1963. Together with Oceanside and Carlsbad, it makes up the Tri-City area.Geography
Vista is located at 33°11'37" North, 117°14'28" West (33.193549, -117.241140)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²). 48.4 km² (18.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Vista houses both the courthouse and the jail for northern San Diego County.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 89,857 people, 28,877 households, and 20,791 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,857.3/km² (4,810.0/mi²). There are 29,814 housing units at an average density of 616.2/km² (1,595.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 64.27% White, 4.24% African American, 1.00% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.68% Pacific Islander, 21.33% from other races, and 4.79% from two or more races. 38.94% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 28,877 households out of which 40.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% are married couples living together, 12.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% are non-families. 20.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.03 and the average family size is 3.48.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $42,594, and the median income for a family is $45,649. Males have a median income of $32,936 versus $25,812 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,027. 14.2% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.0% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older.
Recreation
Vista is home to two city-supported theaters: the Moonlight Amphitheatre and the Avo Playhouse. The Moonlight Amphitheatre is an open-air theater that specializes in musical productions, performing several during the course of the summer, including one youth production per season. The Moonlight has a winter season at the Avo Playhouse, which, when not holding the Moonlight Winter Season, produces many different plays which are not run by a central Avo-based production crew.Vista houses one movie theater, a Krikorian Cinema which opened in fall 2003.
There is a lot of open land in Vista, especially in the north, and much of it is dedicated city parks. The two most well-known within the city are Brengle Terrace Park and Guajome County Park. Brengle Terrace Park houses the Moonlight Amphitheatre, a baseball field, a senior center, a playground, and the city community center, where the main offices of the city's day camps are held. Guajome County Park is considered being part of Vista, although it is actually located outside of the city lines, and boasts 557 acres of land. It features campsites, horse trails, and Rancho Guajome Adobe.
Rancho Guajome Adobe and Rancho Buena Vista are two ranchos in and near Vista, built in the mid-nineteenth century. Both serve tours to schoolchildren and to ordinary patrons, detailing the history of the ranchos and talking about life during the time they were built. Both landmarks are also available for special occasions.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department also runs the Wave Waterpark, a small but well-equipped waterpark near the downtown area open from mid-spring to early fall. Vista also features the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, an open-air museum featuring various pieces and demonstrations of agricultural equipment from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
External Links
- Official homepage of Vista
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Vista, California."
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Vista is a village located in St. Clair County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 55.Geography
Vista is located at 37°59'20" North, 93°39'51" West (37.988824, -93.664037)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 55 people, 20 households, and 18 families residing in the village. The population density is 163.4/km² (419.4/mi²). There are 24 housing units at an average density of 71.3/km² (183.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 92.73% White, 0.00% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 5.45% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 20 households out of which 45.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 10.0% are non-families. 10.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.75 and the average family size is 2.89. In the village the population is spread out with 34.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 71.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $30,000, and the median income for a family is $30,000. Males have a median income of $20,833 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $12,068. 15.0% of the population and 22.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.5% are under the age of 18 and 30.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Vista, Missouri."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
VISTA | English | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: VistaSynonyms: aspect (n), panorama (n), prospect (n), scene (n), view (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Departure | Leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista; stirrup cup; valedictorian. |
Expectation | Contemplation, prospection, lookout; prospect, perspective, horizon, vista; destiny. |
Opening | Alley, aisle, glade, vista. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Vista |
| English words defined with "vista": Vistas, Visto. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vista": Alta Vista ♦ FIRE RANGER ♦ Lovely ♦ telephotometer. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "vista": Visto. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Vista" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (eyesight, outlook, prospect, sight, spectacle, view, vision, vista), Portuguese (aspect, clothe, eyesight, frontage, image, landscape, perspective, picture, prospect, scenery, sight, view, vision, vista), Portuguese Brazilian (sight), Spanish (appearance, aspect, caller, examination, exterior, eyesight, fondness, hearing, look, perspective, seeing, show, sight, take, takeoff, view, vision, visitor, vista). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Hasta la vista, baby (Terminator 2: Judgment Day; writing credit: James Cameron; William Wisher Jr.) A memorial service was held at the Mar Vista Inn today for Jasper Lamar Crabb (Chinatown; writing credit: Robert Towne) I was just showing Caroline the backseat of my Vista Cruiser (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) | |
Lyrics | Cuma lada vista (Extra Ordinary; performing artist: Better Than Ezra) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Chi l'ha vista morire (1972) Suerte y al toro Vista (1969) Perigo à Vista Agnaldo (1969) Italia vista dal cielo (1968) Atum à Vista! (1964) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A wintry vista along a frozen snow-covered Patuxent River. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Students from the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School used the NF-16D variable stability in-flight simulator, or VISTA, to test a design tool that could help prevent pilot-induced oscillations in future aircraft. (P.; photo by Tom Reynolds).. |
 | The NF-16D VISTA will give the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., flexibility by providing one aircraft that can play the role of several fighters. It also provides students an opportunity to learn how to test future integra. |  | Longleaf pine planted as part of a CRP contract. Buena Vista, Georgia. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | Mature longleaf pine, Buena Vista, Georgia. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |  | A panoramic vista marred by smoke from the Cerro Grande Fire in the Santa Fe NF, NM. Credit: USDA. |
 | At a facility in Buena Vista, Virginia, ARS food technologist Brad Berry (right) and Eric Staton, president of Tenderwave, Inc., discuss meat tenderizing operations using the Hydrodyne process. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Prairie vista. Credit: Merv Coleman. |
 | Stock Dam on a Grassland Vista. Credit: Merv Coleman. |  | ¿Tiene diabetes? Existe un examen sencillo que puede salvar su vista. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Mountain Vista" by Nick Coyne Commentary: "Me admiring the view." | "Vista diferente" by Ricardo Sousa Commentary: "Just a diferent view!!!." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Edmund Burke | In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | This flitting cheerfulness was always at the farther extremity of some long vista through the forest |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These include El Moro Canyon virus associated with the western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis), Tula virus with Microtus arvalis and M. rossiaemeridionalis, Rio Segundo virus with the Mexican harvest mouse (R. mexicanus), Isla Vista virus with the California vole (M. californicus), and Prospect Hill-like viruses in Microtus species. (references) | |
Business | As a recent Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) story, “What’s Up Doc,” Feb. 24, 2000, highlighted, privately provided healthcare is rapidly on the rise in China as private clinics and hospitals proliferate across the country; in this article, Chia Chee Keong, senior vice-president of Vista Healthcare Asia, commented, “there is a burgeoning Chinese population that can afford private health care.” However, while both Chinese and foreign providers are attracting a growing number of patients from varying socio-economic levels, privately provided healthcare represents a microscopic portion of the total medical services market and is still unaffordable for the vast majority of Chinese. (references) | |
Economic History | Cape Verde | Three islands--Sal, Boa Vista, and Maio--generally are level and very dry. (references) |
Cape Verde | The main islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista; those of the Sotavento group include Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. (references) | |
Human Rights | Brazil | No further information was available concerning reports that in November 2000, a local police officer was arrested near Boa Vista, Roraima, on the accusation that he had participated in the killing of seven adolescents whose noisy party had bothered him. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Standing here, one faces a magnificent vista, opening up on this city's special beauty and history. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Vista" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 85.62% of the time. "Vista" is used about 146 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 85.62% | 125 | 28,650 |
| Noun (proper) | 14.38% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Total | 100.00% | 146 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Vista Gold Corp. | Portugal | Vista Alegre Atlantis S.G.P.S. S.A. |
| South Africa | Stella Vista Technologies Limited | USA | Vista Bancorp, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Vista, CA (city, FIPS 82996) 2. Vista, MO (village, FIPS 76390) |
Expressions using "vista": Alta Vista ♦ bayou Vista ♦ Bella Vista ♦ Buena Vista ♦ Buena Vista County ♦ Chula Vista ♦ Dona Vista ♦ Flora Vista ♦ hasta la vista ♦ Hi Vista ♦ Isla Vista ♦ La Vista ♦ Lago Vista ♦ Laguna Vista ♦ Lake Buena Vista ♦ look into the vista of the future ♦ Meadow Vista ♦ Mono Vista ♦ Monte Vista ♦ new vista ♦ North Buena Vista ♦ Orlo Vista ♦ Rio Vista ♦ Sierra Vista ♦ Sierra Vista Southeast ♦ Tahoe Vista ♦ Valle Vista. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
vista | 940 | bella vista ar | 136 |
chula vista california | 875 | alta babel fish vista | 133 |
vista ca | 549 | southwestern college chula vista | 131 |
buena vista social club | 432 | etrex vista | 129 |
sierra vista az | 427 | alta vista translator | 128 |
buena vista colorado | 407 | bella vista | 127 |
vista print | 402 | garmin etrex vista | 114 |
buena vista | 353 | playa vista | 110 |
chula vista | 276 | northwest vista college | 109 |
hasta la vista | 237 | vista california | 102 |
sierra vista herald | 206 | buena vista virginia | 99 |
alta vista search engine | 194 | vista ridge mall | 94 |
sierra vista | 186 | hi vista isp | 92 |
lake buena vista | 177 | la vista | 89 |
city of chula vista | 174 | marriott grande vista | 88 |
rio vista california | 166 | lake buena vista hotel | 88 |
alta vista translation | 165 | bella vista arkansas | 84 |
search alta vista | 155 | buena vista suite | 82 |
vista federal credit union | 152 | vista unified school district | 81 |
sierra vista arizona | 146 | americorp vista | 77 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "vista"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vështrim në të kaluarën, vështrim në të ardhmen, perspektivë (distance, look out, outlook, perspective, possibility, prospect), pamje (air, aspect, face, landscape, likeness, look, make, mien, mode, outlook, outside, physiognomy, presence, prospect, rig, scene, scenery, semblance, shape, sight, spectacle, view, visage). (various references) | |
Arabic | مشهد من خلال, صورة ذهنية (species), أفق (prospect, skyline, slant, verge). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | алея (alley, ride, walk), просека (cutting, trench), поглед надалеч, перспектива (distance, future, outlook, perspective, prospect), далечен изглед. (various references) | |
Chinese | 前景 (foreground, perspective, prospects). (various references) | |
Czech | vyhlídka (chance, look out, outlook, perspective, prospect, viewpoint), výhled (lookout, outlook, prospect, view), prùhled (perspective). (various references) | |
Farsi | منظره مشهودازمسافت دور, چشم انداز (Landscape, Lookout, Outlook, Overlook, Panorama, Perspective, Prospect, Scene, Scenery, View), دورنما (Landscape, Lookout, Outlook, Prospect). (various references) | |
French | vue (view, vision), point de vue (point of view, view, viewpoint), perspective (view point), horizon. (various references) | |
German | Blick (eyes, gaze, glance, glimpse, look, outlook, sight, squint, stare, view), Durchblick (perspective). (various references) | |
Greek | μακρινή θέα, μακρυνή θέα, άποψη οδού, άποψη δενδροστοιχίασ, ορίζοντας (horizon), θέα (outlook, prospect, scenery, scope, sight, view, visibility). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מראה (outlook, prospect, sight, spectacle, view), אפק (horizon, level), נוף (elevation, height, landscape, panorama, prospect, scene, scenery, view). (various references) | |
Hungarian | távlat (perspective, prospect). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pemandangan (aspect, landscape, outlook, scene, view). (various references) | |
Italian | vista (eyesight, outlook, prospect, sight, spectacle, view, vision), veduta (display, idea, opinion, outlook, picture, scenery, sight, view), ricordi (you remember), prospettiva (look out, luck, outlook, perspective, prospect, view). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 遠景 (background, distant view, perspective), 遠望 (distant view). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | えんぼう (distant view, foresight, forethought), えんけい (background, circle, circular form, distant view, perspective, round shape). (various references) | |
Manx | roa (row, series), reayrtys (aim, aspect, prospect, scene, scenery, survey, view, vision), reayrt enneeyn. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | istavay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | vista (aspect, clothe, eyesight, frontage, image, landscape, perspective, picture, prospect, scenery, sight, view, vision), recordações (greetings, memories), quadro mental, perspectiva (chance, expectation, frontage, look-out, outlook, perspective), panorama (landscape, outlook, panorama, perspective, prospect, scenery, view). (various references) | |
Romanian | vedere (conception, eyesight, idea, outlook, prospect, seeing, sight, view, vision), perspectivã (expectation, outlook, perspective, promise, prospect, view). (various references) | |
Russian | перспектива (aspect, outlook, perspective, promise, prospect). (various references) | |
Scottish | fàth (a cause, opportunity, reason). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vidik (perspective, view), pogled (eyewink, glance, look, outlook, regard, respect, sight, view), perspektiva (outlook, overview, perspective), niz uspomena. (various references) | |
Spanish | vista (appearance, aspect, caller, examination, exterior, eyesight, fondness, hearing, look, perspective, seeing, show, sight, take, takeoff, view, vision, visitor). (various references) | |
Swedish | utsikt (aspect, look-out, outlook, prospect, scenery, view), perspektiv (perspective). (various references) | |
Turkish | olaylar dizisi (catalog, catalogue, chain of events, consecution, plot), manzara (landscape, lookout, panorama, Paysage, prospect, raree show, scene, scenery, scenic, sight, spectacle, view), koridor (aisle, corridor, hall, hallway, passage, passageway), hayaller silsilesi, görünüm (appearance, aspect, complexion, outlook, perspective, prospect, sight, view), dehliz (cloister, corridor, gallery, passage, vestibule). (various references) | |
Turkmen | aс-dьюьnje (prospect). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | низка (band, caravan, catena), алея (alley, drive, walk, walkway), перспектива (outlook, perspective, promise, prospect). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | viễn tượng, triển vọng (perspective, proposition). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Italian | 900-Modern | vista. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "vista": vistaed, vistas. (additional references) | |
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"Vista" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Avesta, Bista, cista, ista, istap, Iusta, lista, Nista, Tista, tvist, vaist, vastaa, vaste, vasto, vatsa, veeta, versta, Vespa, vestan, veste, viam, vicsta, vict, Viith, Vinta, visate, visea, visia, visita, vist, vistad, vistal, vistar, Vistec, Vistupi, visty, vitac, vitan, vitay, vitea, viti, vitia, vitra, vits, vitt, vittu, vitu, Volstad, vost, Vostok, Vystar. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "vista" (pronounced vi"stu) |
| 4 | -i" s t u | Arista. |
| 3 | -s t u | canasta, celesta, Costa, Cuesta, Fiesta, pasta, podesta, robusta, Testa, Vesta. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: aits, sati, tavs, vast, vats, visa, vita. | |
-2 letters: ais, ait, its, sat, sit, tas, tav, tis, vas, vat, via, vis. | |
-3 letters: ai, as, at, is, it, si, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: davits, vistas, vitals. | |
+2 letters: actives, atavism, atavist, aviates, datives, estival, fauvist, mitsvah, naivest, natives, spaviet, stative, staving, suavity, travois, vainest, varsity, vastier, vastity, veritas, viators, vistaed, waviest. | |
+3 letters: activism, activist, aestival, akvavits, aquavits, atavisms, atavists, aviarist, aviators, captives, cavities, deviants, deviates, distaves, elatives, estivate, fauvists, festival, gravitas, havartis, heaviest, leaviest, mitsvahs, mitzvahs, naivetes, nativism, nativist, obviates, ovaritis, ovations, privates, salivate, sanative, savviest, sedative, starving, statives, stravaig, sylvatic, tovarish, travails, travoise, valiants, vanities, variants, variates, varistor, varmints, vastiest, vealiest, ventails, vesicant, vesicate, vestiary, vestigia, viaducts, viatores, vibrants, vibrates, vibratos, victuals, vilayets, vintages, violates, virgates, virtuosa, visitant, vitalise, vitalism, vitalist, vitamers, vitamins, vitiates, vitrains, vocalist, voltaism, votaries, votarist. | |
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