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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
vi•va1 /ˈvivə, -vɑ/USA pronunciation   interj. 
  1. Foreign Terms(used as an exclamation of approval) Long live (the person or thing named):Viva freedom!
See -viv-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
vi•va1  (vē′və; It. vē′vä;
Sp. bē′vä),USA pronunciation interj. 
  1. Foreign Terms[Italian, Spanish.](an exclamation of acclaim or approval):Viva Zapata!

n. 
  1. Foreign Termsa shout of "viva.''
  • 1665–75; literally: may (he) live! 3rd pers. singular present subjunctive of Italian vivere, Spanish vivir Latin vīvere to live; see vital

vi•va2  (vī′və),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Terms, Education(in British and European universities) an oral examination;
    viva voce.
  • shortened form 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
viva / ˈviːvə/
  1. long live; up with (a specified person or thing)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, literally: may (he) live! from vivere to live, from Latin vīvere
viva / ˈvaɪvə/
  1. an oral examination
 ( -vas, -vaing, -vaed)(transitive)
  1. to examine orally
Etymology: shortened from viva voce

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