village
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.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: village life.
Origin of village
1synonym study For village
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)
The, a city in central Oklahoma.
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How to use village in a sentence
Slowly, two were opened up, and in 2010 the regional government opened all four Brogpa villages in a push for tourism.
These villages used to harvest rubber, cacao, palm oil, and coffee beans.
At the time, the Special Forces were pushing into Afghan villages previously unoccupied by coalition forces.
Construction is due to begin before the end of December, which means that lands will be taken, villages relocated.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution | Nina Lakhani | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRas Baalbek is just one of a handful of Christian villages in the northern Bekaa Valley not far from the Syrian border.
The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftIf they will come to our villages and drive us out a hundred at a time, what would they do to one man alone?
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe man with the automobile, the corn-cure, and the baby grew to be legendary in the villages of Provence.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeChildren live up in the rock villages, and never come down to the towns.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonTorrents of lava poured over the sides of the volcano and destroyed whole villages on the shores of the lake.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton Wade
British Dictionary definitions for village
/ (ˈvɪlɪdʒ) /
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
NZ a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: a village green
Origin of village
1Derived forms of village
- village-like, adjective
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