village

nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ//

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

noun

1
A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.
[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]
The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.
Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.
2
A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
I mean, think about it, Joyce. Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing: Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide, and murder. How could you possibly expect me to go and live in one of them?
3
A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
4
An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.
There are six blocks in our village, each having ten lots.

Etymology

From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.

Forms

plural: villages

vile · Morally low; base; despicable.villa · A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the…Villa · A surname from Spanish.

village · A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

villain · A vile, wicked person.Vin · Short form of the male given name Vincent.Vince · Short form of the male given name Vincent.

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