village

as in hamlet
a small residential settlement we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

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Recent Examples of village Lastly, Northbrook has undertaken a complete rewrite of the village zoning code, which was first written in 1982, Ciesla said. Phil Rockrohr, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 The floods also destroyed two main bridges connecting villages in Pekalongan district. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 Authorities were initially able to track the the children to Colorado, and then to London, the Island of Jersey in the English Channel and a remote fishing village in Iceland before the kids were found living in hotel in Reykjavik on Friday, officials said. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025 The home is just a short walk from the Hudson River and is close to a farmer’s market, 3,000 acres of parkland, and a historic riverfront village with cute shops, restaurants, and marinas. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for village 

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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