a national program in the U.S., sponsored by ACTION, for sending volunteers into poor areas to teach various job skills.
Origin
V(olunteers)i(n)S(ervice)t(o)A(merica)
British Dictionary definitions for vista
vista
/ˈvɪstə/
noun
1.
a view, esp through a long narrow avenue of trees, buildings, etc, or such a passage or avenue itself; prospect: a vista of arches
2.
a comprehensive mental view of a distant time or a lengthy series of events: the vista of the future
Derived Forms
vistaed, adjective vistaless, adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Italian: a view, from vedere to see, from Latin vidēre
VISTA
/ˈvɪstə/
noun acronym (in the US)
1.
Volunteers in Service to America; an organization of volunteers established by the Federal government to assist the poor
Word Origin and History for vista
n.
1640s, "a view or prospect," from Italian vista "sight, view," noun use of fem. past participle of vedere "see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision).