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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
Derived Forms
- ˈ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- l· adjective
- l· l· adjective
- t·l adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of village1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He became interested in anthropology and archaeology and moved to the village of Nibutani in Hokkaido to be among the Ainu community.
“Turning Point” doesn’t say this, to be clear, choosing to show the evidence by having several subjects wonder aloud why the Americans were dropping massive bombs on villages while peace talks were underway in Paris.
Based on archaeological evidence, villages sank and had to be abandoned, according to the U.S.
Nestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the picturesque village of Sergele.
That was when people from local villages started coming and dropping off supplies – water, bread, fruit.
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