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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Then, Swiss colonists settled in the village of Shabo and started a movement toward quality vineyard plantings and management and higher-quality winemaking, and that was the very beginning of the SHABO legacy.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The backstory of the new Big Bad Wolf takes riders into a bustling Bavarian village during the eerily quiet Festival of the Silent Bells, the annual event that honors the haunting history of a terrifying wolf attack 41 years ago when the original coaster opened.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
The film follows the story of a chance encounter between a South Indian officer and a local Kashmiri man that blossoms into a tender, secret romance in the border village of Gurez.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Since the winter of 2019 the hottest topic in that village has centered on its plans for 760 acres of prime farmland owned by Crown Community Development at the Interstate 88/Route 47 interchange that initially included 4 million square feet of potential warehousing.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The backstory of the new Big Bad Wolf takes riders into a bustling Bavarian village during the eerily quiet Festival of the Silent Bells, the annual event that honors the haunting history of a terrifying wolf attack 41 years ago when the original coaster opened.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
The film follows the story of a chance encounter between a South Indian officer and a local Kashmiri man that blossoms into a tender, secret romance in the border village of Gurez.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Since the winter of 2019 the hottest topic in that village has centered on its plans for 760 acres of prime farmland owned by Crown Community Development at the Interstate 88/Route 47 interchange that initially included 4 million square feet of potential warehousing.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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 Apr. 2025.
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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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