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village

1

[ vil-ij ]

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.
  3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village:

    a gopher village.



adjective

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

    village life.

Village

2

[ vil-ij ]

noun

  1. The, a city in central Oklahoma.

village

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively
  3. an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada
  4. a group of habitats of certain animals
  5. a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
  6. modifier of, relating to, or characteristic of a village

    a village green

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ-ˌ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • l· adjective
  • l· l· adjective
  • t·l adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of village1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin پܳ, neuter of پܲ villatic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of village1

C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa
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Before the seat was reconfigured, some of the villages sat in areas held by the Conservatives before 2017 and the party's fighting this by-election with the hope of showing it can still command support.

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In September last year, Lissu told the BBC that nothing would come on a silver platter, and it would take courage to demand reforms "on the streets and in the villages".

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"That teacher also played his part. That's why I always say it takes a village to raise a child. You need several people around you to push you in the right direction."

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Across the country - where it is not uncommon for the smallest village to have a patron saint - church bells tolled and portraits of Pope Francis were hung inside churches as the faithful mourned.

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A state of emergency has been declared in the Kirzhach district and residents of nearby villages have been evacuated.

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