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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
Noun
1. a small group of houses in a country area
2. the inhabitants of such a community [Latin villa a farmhouse]
villager n

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] naldea
village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] nvillage m
village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] nDorf nt
village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] nvillaggio

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.dorpieقَرْيَهсело, селскиvesnice; vesnickýlandsby; landsby-das Dorf, Dorf-...χωριόpueblokülaروستاkylä(du) villageכְּפָרगांवselofaludesaþorppaese; di paese마을, 촌락kaimasciems; ciematskampungdorplandsby, tettstedwieśaldeiasatдеревняdedina; dedinskývas; vaškiselobyหมู่บ้านköy村莊селоگاؤںngôi làng
2 the people who live in such a group of houses The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.dorpسُكّان القَرْيَهселоvesnicelandsbydas Dorfπληθυσμός του χωριούpueblokülarahvasروستاییانkylävillageתוֹשבֵי הַכְּפָרगांवseljanifalupenduduk desaþorpsbúarpaese村人たち촌민, 마을 사람들kaimasciema/ciemata iedzīvotājipenduduk kampungdorplandsby-/tettstedsbefolkningwieśaldeiasatжители деревниdedinavasselobyชุมชนköylüler, köy halkı村民(總稱)селоگاؤں کے لوگdân làng
n ˈvillager
a person who lives in a village. dorpenaarقَرَوي، ساكِن القَرْيَهселски жителvesničan, -kalandsbyboerder/die Dorfbewohner(in)χωρικόςhabitante del pueblo, aldeanokülaelanikآدم روستاییkyläläinenvillageois, oiseתוֹשב כְּפָר, כַּפרִיग्रामीणseljaninfalusiorang desaþorpsbúipaesano村人시골 사람, 촌민kaimo gyventojascieminieks; ciematnieksorang kampungdorpsbewonerlandsbyboermieszkaniec wsialdeãosăteanжитель деревниdedinčan, -kavaščanseljaninbyboชาวบ้านköylü村民селянинديہاتي، گاؤں کا رہنے والاngười làng

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