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vil·lage  (vlj)
n.
1. A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
2. In some U.S. states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.
3. The inhabitants of a village; villagers.
4. A group of bird or animal habitations suggesting a village.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vllticum, farmstead, from neuter of vllticus, of a villa or farmstead, from vlla, country house, farm; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.]

village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
n
1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
2. (Social Science / Human Geography) the inhabitants of such a community collectively
3. (Social Science / Human Geography) an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a group of habitats of certain animals
5. (Social Science / Human Geography) NZ a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc.
6. (Social Science / Human Geography) (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village a village green
[from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa]
village-like  adj

Village a small group or cluster of burrows of the prairie dog. 18008; a collection of dwelling houses and other buildings, 1386; the occupants of a village, collectively.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.villagevillage - a community of people smaller than a town
community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
2.villagevillage - a settlement smaller than a town    
settlement - an area where a group of families live together
campong, kampong - a native village in Malaysia
kraal - a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
pueblo - a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
3.Village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
Translations
village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
A. Npueblo m; (= small) → aldea f, pueblito m (LAm)
B. CPD village church Niglesia f del pueblo
village cricket Ncríquet m pueblerino
village green Nprado m comunal, campo m comunal
village hall Nsala f del pueblo
village idiot Ntonto m del lugar
village life Nla vida rural, la vida de pueblo
village shop, village store Ntienda f del pueblo

village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
nvillage m
modif [atmosphere, life] → villageois(e); [pub, inn, shop, store, elders] → du village
village green npré m communal
village hall n (British)salle f des fêtes
village idiot nidiot m du village

village
nDorf nt

village in cpdsDorf-;
village green
nDorfwiese for -anger m
village hall
nGemeindesaal m
village idiot
nDorftrottel m (inf)

village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
1. npaese m, villaggio
2. adj (of a village, villages) → di paese; (local) → del paese
a village inn → una locanda di paese
the village inn → la locanda del paese
the village idiot → lo scemo del villaggio

village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
1. npaese m, villaggio
2. adj (of a village, villages) → di paese; (local) → del paese
a village inn → una locanda di paese
the village inn → la locanda del paese
the village idiot → lo scemo del villaggio

village
n village [ˈvilidʒ]
1 a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town They live in a little village; (also adjective ) a village school. dorpie قَرْيَه село, селски vesnice; vesnický landsby; landsby- das Dorf, Dorf-... χωριό pueblo küla روستا kylä (du) village כְּפָר गांव selo falu desa þorp paese; di paese 마을, 촌락 kaimas ciems; ciemats kampung dorp landsby, tettsted wieś aldeia sat деревня dedina; dedinský vas; vaški selo by หมู่บ้าน köy 村莊 село گاؤں ngôi làng
2 the people who live in such a group of houses The whole village turned out to see the celebrations. dorp سُكّان القَرْيَه село vesnice landsby das Dorf πληθυσμός του χωριού pueblo külarahvas روستاییان kylä village תוֹשבֵי הַכְּפָר गांव seljani falu penduduk desa þorpsbúar paese 村人たち 마을 사람 kaimas ciema/ciemata iedzīvotāji penduduk kampung dorp landsby-/tettstedsbefolkning wieś aldeia sat жители деревни dedina vas selo by ชุมชน köylüler, köy halkı 全村村民 село گاؤں کے لوگ dân làng
n villager
a person who lives in a village. dorpenaar قَرَوي، ساكِن القَرْيَه селски жител vesničan, -ka landsbyboer der/die Dorfbewohner(in) χωρικός habitante del pueblo, aldeano külaelanik آدم روستایی kyläläinen villageois, oise תוֹשב כְּפָר, כַּפרִי ग्रामीण seljanin falusi orang desa þorpsbúi paesano 村人 마을 사람 kaimo gyventojas cieminieks; ciematnieks orang kampung dorpsbewoner landsbyboer mieszkaniec wsi aldeão sătean житель деревни dedinčan, -ka vaščan seljanin bybo ชาวบ้าน köylü 村民 селянин ديہاتي، گاؤں کا رہنے والا người làng

village قرية vesnice landsby Dorf χωριό pueblo kylä village selo paese 마을 dorp landsby wieś aldeia, vila деревня by หมู่บ้าน köy làng 村庄


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From a lofty perch Tarzan viewed the village of thatched huts across the intervening plantation.
This offered itself in the village of Ashtabula, in the northeastern part of the State, and there we all found ourselves one moonlight night of early summer.
Every day or two I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homoeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs.
 
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