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
Recent Examples on the Web
The film is set in 1944, in the titular high-mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat.
—
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Many people, including hundreds of families, previously fled villages in south Lebanon to seek refuge in shelters in Tyre.
—Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Here are my picks: Ride across the low grasslands with a gaucho, or South American cowboy guide, at Estancia Vik.
Luz Culinary Wine Lodge, located in the fishing village of José Ignacio, sets the table for a gastronomic stay in a pine forest.
—Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
In his book, Zhao describes his experiences during the Cultural Revolution, including accompanying his grandparents as they were relocated to a rural village.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Many people, including hundreds of families, previously fled villages in south Lebanon to seek refuge in shelters in Tyre.
—Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Here are my picks: Ride across the low grasslands with a gaucho, or South American cowboy guide, at Estancia Vik.
Luz Culinary Wine Lodge, located in the fishing village of José Ignacio, sets the table for a gastronomic stay in a pine forest.
—Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
In his book, Zhao describes his experiences during the Cultural Revolution, including accompanying his grandparents as they were relocated to a rural village.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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