often attributive
1
a
: a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
b
: an incorporated minor municipality
2
: the residents of a village
3
: something (such as an aggregation of burrows or nests) suggesting a village
4
: a territorial area having the status of a village especially as a unit of local government
Examples of village in a Sentence
Entire villages come to see the parade.
we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village
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The term originally comes from the German village of Selters, known for its carbonated mineral springs.
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
But in the village of Derdghaya, in Lebanon's south, local officials say a cluster of Israeli airstrikes hit on Oct. 9 without warning, killing eight people in and around a 19th century Greek Catholic Church.
Ayman Oghanna for NPR
One wall of the church was sheared off.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The facility, located just outside Rabat, covers an area of 2.5km squared and boasts a school, medical centre and four pitches, all modelled around the layout of a traditional Moroccan douar (village).
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Our resorts, lodges, and glamping sites are located across Tibet and Yunnan Province, China—in or around small villages and historical cultural centers that have been preserved for thousands of years.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
But in the village of Derdghaya, in Lebanon's south, local officials say a cluster of Israeli airstrikes hit on Oct. 9 without warning, killing eight people in and around a 19th century Greek Catholic Church.
Ayman Oghanna for NPR
One wall of the church was sheared off.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The facility, located just outside Rabat, covers an area of 2.5km squared and boasts a school, medical centre and four pitches, all modelled around the layout of a traditional Moroccan douar (village).
—Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Our resorts, lodges, and glamping sites are located across Tibet and Yunnan Province, China—in or around small villages and historical cultural centers that have been preserved for thousands of years.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for village
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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village
noun
vil·lage
ˈvil-ij 
1
: a place somewhat smaller than a town
2
: the people living in a village
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