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