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village

1

[vil-ij]

noun

  1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality.

  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively.

  3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village.

    a gopher village.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a village.

    village life.

Village

2

[vil-ij]

noun

  1. The, a city in central Oklahoma.

village

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet

  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively

  3. an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada

  4. a group of habitats of certain animals

  5. a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc

  6. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village

    a village green

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • villageless adjective
  • villagey adjective
  • villagy adjective
  • intervillage adjective
  • ˈ-ˌ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of village1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin پܳ, neuter of پܲ villatic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of village1

C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa
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It has operated mostly in wealthy enclaves of southern England since 2019 and, for a fee, its team of ex-police or ex-army guards can patrol villages, looking for burglars and car thieves.

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Last May, six months after he died, the Penguin was brought back to his village to be buried.

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Nazarian said that immigration agents appearing at the tiny home village would be a “fear mongering” tactic.

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A vigil to commemorate Cole, of Banknock, will be held in the village on Sunday evening.

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For decades, Hiccup’s village of Berk has been looted by sheep-stealing dragons — and the dragons in turn have been captured and used as training dummies for future dragon-killers.

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