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.
Origin of village
1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Latin villāticum, neuter of villāticusvillatic. See -age
Locals feared that no tourists would ever return to the village.
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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.
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The declaration has led the Department of Justice to promise more than $52 million in federal funding for public safety in Alaska villages.
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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.
Google bolsters its A.I.-enabled flood alerts for India and Bangladesh|Jeremy Kahn|September 1, 2020|Fortune
Many people trekked on foot back to their home villages hundreds of miles away, contributing to the spread of the coronavirus across the country.
India tried to tame COVID-19 by sacrificing its economy. It got the worst of both worlds instead|Grady McGregor|September 1, 2020|Fortune
On the southern side of the JSA, there is a village called Daeseong-dong (대성동).
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On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
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Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.
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In the weeks following the Sept. 9, car bombing at the Iranian base, Iran raided a village in the Pakistani district of Chagai.
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In this smaller town, there are only five families, the village chief says.
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The dog on the roof barked viciously, then all the dogs in the village barked.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton
There's a village not far off, I suppose—you can generally buy wool at a village shop.'
Nurse Heatherdale's Story|Mary Louisa Molesworth
If not we'll walk to that village with the church over there and see if we can get something on wheels to pursue August with.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen|Elizabeth von Arnim
The Bhīls worship the ordinary Hindu deities and the village godlings of the locality.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Jimmy, guided by Beth, swept along the village street, charged the short hill to the vicarage gate and pulled up before the door.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham
British Dictionary definitions for village
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
NZa self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
(modifier)of, relating to, or characteristic of a villagea village green
Derived forms of village
village-like, adjective
Word Origin for village
C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa