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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
/ ˈvɪlɪdʒ /
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
- ˈvillage-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- village·less adjective
- village·y villag·y adjective
- inter·village adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of village1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Locals feared that no tourists would ever return to the village.
The U-pick apple farm and maker of Brooklyn Cider House cider sits just outside the small village of New Paltz, New York, about 80 miles north of New York City and halfway to Albany.
The declaration has led the Department of Justice to promise more than $52 million in federal funding for public safety in Alaska villages.
It is also providing people with more information about exactly how far the water is likely to rise in their specific village or area at specific times, based on the Google forecast.
Many people trekked on foot back to their home villages hundreds of miles away, contributing to the spread of the coronavirus across the country.
On the southern side of the JSA, there is a village called Daeseong-dong (대성동).
To the Republic of Korea and United States military personnel stationed in the JSA, it is known as Propaganda Village.
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
To the ROK and U.S. soldiers stationed in the JSA, it is unironically referred to as Freedom Village.
Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.
The village was held by about 400 armed natives, who had killed one native and two European soldiers on the way.
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
The bells were clashing merrily from the village spire as the party passed out of the church porch.
And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.
However, as the spring began in the very heart of the village, they could not take it without destroying the village.
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