noun
village
VIH-lihj
noun
1
A small community of houses, smaller than a town, typically in a rural area.
"The village had one pub, a church, and a small shop."
"They grew up in a tiny fishing village on the coast."
2
A self-contained residential development built around a theme, such as a retirement village or shopping village.
"My grandparents moved into a retirement village near the coast."
How to Use Village
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small place where people live, bigger than a hamlet but smaller than a town.
Common pairings
a small village
village life
village green
Word Forms
villages plural
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Etymology
From Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, related to villa.