village

[ vil-ij ]
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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.

  1. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village: a gopher village.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: village life.

Origin of village

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin villāticum, neuter of villāticus villatic

synonym study For village

1. See community.

Other words from village

  • vil·lage·less, adjective
  • vil·lage·y, vil·lag·y, adjective
  • in·ter·vil·lage, adjective

Other definitions for Village (2 of 2)

Village
[ vil-ij ]

noun
  1. The, a city in central Oklahoma.

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British Dictionary definitions for village

village

/ (ˈvɪlɪdʒ) /


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

  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively

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

  2. a group of habitats of certain animals

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

  4. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: a village green

Origin of village

1
C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa

Derived forms of village

  • village-like, adjective

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