village community

American  

noun

1. an early form of community organization in which land belonged to the village, the arable land being allotted to the members or households of the community by more or less permanent arrangements and the waste or excess land remaining undivided.

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village community

The libretto, by the composer and Manuelle Mureddu, efficiently condenses the novel using a chorus as both narrator and the village community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Like the other residents, Mr Mackie was first made aware of the plans in a meeting on 3 June at the village community hall.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

The village community fished in the creeks and managed nearby forests and grasslands with controlled burning, said Brian Byrd, an archaeologist with Far Western.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

But in the village community centre, the whispers began seven weeks ago when one of the coffee morning regulars said she knew someone who had chanced upon a bag of £20 notes.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019

We feel naturally inclined to think and to speak of the village community in opposition to the lord and to notice all points which show its self-dependent character.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff

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