village

noun

vil·​lage ˈvi-lij 

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

Synonyms

• bourg
• hamlet
• townlet
• vill
• whistle-stop

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 opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched an incursion on Wednesday into a dozen towns and villages in the northern province of Aleppo, which was controlled by Assad's government, backed by both Iran and Russia. —Maya Gebeily, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024

Rebel forces launched a surprise attack this week, capturing a number of villages and reigniting conflict that had been largely static for years. —Mostafa Salem, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024

The film picks up where the 2016 original left off, following Moana, the daughter of a village chief handpicked by the ocean to reconnect her people to their heritage. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024

The campaign will roll out in three phases, targeting Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, and Bangalore, followed by Tamil Nadu villages, and culminating in screenings across five major U.S. cities. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French vilage, from vil manorial estate, farmstead, from Latin villa

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing village

• global village
• inter-village
• Potemkin village

Kids Definition

village

noun

vil·​lage ˈvil-ij 

1

: a place somewhat smaller than a town

2

: the people living in a village