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

On the southern side of the JSA, there is a village called Daeseong-dong (대성동).

From The Daily Beast

To the Republic of Korea and United States military personnel stationed in the JSA, it is known as Propaganda Village.

From The Daily Beast

On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).

From The Daily Beast

To the ROK and U.S. soldiers stationed in the JSA, it is unironically referred to as Freedom Village.

From The Daily Beast

Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.

From The Daily Beast

The village was held by about 400 armed natives, who had killed one native and two European soldiers on the way.

From Project Gutenberg

The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.

From Project Gutenberg

The bells were clashing merrily from the village spire as the party passed out of the church porch.

From Project Gutenberg

And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.

From Project Gutenberg

However, as the spring began in the very heart of the village, they could not take it without destroying the village.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• center
• suburb