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

/ ˈvɪlɪdʒ /

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

Derived Forms

• ˈvillage-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• village·less adjective
• village·y villag·y adjective
• inter·village adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of village¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of village¹

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

Synonym Study

See community.

Example Sentences

When I was an editor at the Village Voice, she used to test out material at a club in the East Village near my office, and I sometimes would go after we closed the paper.

From Los Angeles Times

So I walked past bar after bar filled with Yankees fans and made my way to Taqueria St. Marks Place on the quaint, quiet, off-the-beaten path street of St. Marks Place in the East Village.

From Los Angeles Times

Their place in the Village would cost $7,500 a month in rent nowadays— hard to afford on Rachel's salary as a café waitress and Monica's job as a sous chef.

From Salon

The fliers included contact information that led officers a home in the city’s Cypress Village neighborhood, Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles says the water lines to four Watts housing complexes — Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts and Gonzaque Village — are made of galvanized steel or copper.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• center
• suburb