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 In the afternoon, the village will have pictures with Santa, a high school choir performance, costumed characters, and photo opportunities. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 For years, the village has been consolidating and shuttering classrooms. Diaa Hadid, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025 The Treasure Hidden in the Unconventional Candidate Sam was a young man from a village in a remote part of the world. Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025 Many kids from the village were there, skiing or snowboarding. Outside, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for village
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hamlet
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  • In the 1970s, on the peaceful Long Island hamlet of Woodmere, a man named Ben Cooper went on Halloween scouting missions.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Encinitas hamlet has been largely unaffected by a recent push to build more housing.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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