village

vil·lage

noun, often attributive \ˈvi-lij\

Definition of VILLAGE

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 (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

1. Entire villages come to see the parade.
2. <we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village>

Origin of VILLAGE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VILLAGE

Synonyms: bourg, hamlet, townlet, vill, whistle-stop

Related Words: cow town, Podunk; outpost

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Rhymes with VILLAGE

grillage, millage, pillage, spillage, tillage