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

• hamlet

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

In late 2022, a missile struck Polish territory in the village of Przewodów, near the country’s border with Ukraine, killing two people. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025

Ministry spokesperson Karolina Gałecka said that a residential building in the village of Wyryki, in eastern Poland, near the border with both Ukraine and Belarus was hit. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

Getty Images Last night Russia attacked Ukraine with over 400 Shahed-type drones, many of which flew though Polish airspace, one hitting a house in the village of Wyryki, while Polish forces shot down others. —David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

That's where the Pueblos Mancomunados sits, a cooperative of eight self-governing Zapotec villages, now easier to reach thanks to the opening of the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla highway. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025

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

Rhymes for village

• millage
• pillage
• spillage

Kids Definition

village

noun

vil·​lage ˈvil-ij 

1

: a place somewhat smaller than a town

2

: the people living in a village