noun
ville
VIHL
noun
1
A town, used informally, sometimes as a suffix or nickname attached to a place name.
"He grew up in a small ville just outside the city."
How to Use Ville
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn informal word for a town, often seen tacked onto place names (as in "Smithville").
Word Forms
villes plural
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Etymology
From French ville, "town," a doublet of villa.