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village
1[vil-ij]
noun
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.
the inhabitants of such a community collectively.
a group of animal dwellings resembling a village.
a gopher village.
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a village.
village life.
Village
2[vil-ij]
noun
The, a city in central Oklahoma.
village
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
the inhabitants of such a community collectively
an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada
a group of habitats of certain animals
a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village
a village green
Other Word Forms
- villageless adjective
- villagey adjective
- villagy adjective
- intervillage adjective
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of village1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
Last May, six months after he died, the Penguin was brought back to his village to be buried.
Nazarian said that immigration agents appearing at the tiny home village would be a “fear mongering” tactic.
A vigil to commemorate Cole, of Banknock, will be held in the village on Sunday evening.
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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