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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 51Թ Forms
- l· adjective
- l· l· adjective
- t·l adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of village1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s an open secret that Nina privately performs abortions for those in the impoverished outlying villages.
The story is mostly set in Kintbury, a village in Hampshire, England, where Hornby has resided for more than 30 years and where she first learned about Cassandra.
Karen Carter, 65, was found by her friend lying near her car with stab wounds in the village of Trémolat in the Dordogne on Tuesday evening, the state prosecutor said.
Videos from their accounts reveal the men were close, hailing from the same village.
The crew was running behind schedule that day, and there was no media village where Souza and Hutchins normally would have directed scenes by watching monitors.
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