-ville

a combining form extracted from placenames ending in -ville, used in the coinage of informal nonce words, usually pejorative, that characterize a place, person, group, or situation (dullsville; disasterville; Mediaville) or that name a condition (embarrassmentville; gloomsville).

Origin of -ville

Ultimately from French ville “city”; see bidonville

Words Nearby -ville

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How to use -ville in a sentence

Palais Galliera, Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, open September 28 through January 26.
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This scenery “reminded him how pretty Ville Rose still was.”
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Draper purchased a cool blue 1962 Cadillac Coupe de Ville when he became a partner at Sterling Cooper.
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Wolfe was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and at the age of five, moved to Pétion-ville, Haiti, where she grew up.
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The Hotel de Ville was the appointed place of rendezvous for the swarming multitudes.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott

The proceedings of the day end with a benediction at an altar erected in front of the Htel de Ville.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
The carillon rung from the Belfry, guns were fired, and a ceremony in honour of the event took place in the Htel de Ville.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
From this Htel de Ville 'the numerous statuettes with which the building was once embellished have all disappeared.'
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
Thence they went to the market-place, which was between the church and the Htel de Ville.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

British Dictionary definitions for -ville

-ville

n and adj combining form

slang, mainly US (denoting) a place, condition, or quality with a character as specified: dragsville; squaresville

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