Synonyms of village

village

noun

ˈvi-lij 

as in hamlet

a small residential settlement

we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hamlet
• vill
• outpost
• bourg
• townlet
• whistle-stop
• cow town
• Podunk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of village

That expectation is often identical whether the house sits in the mountains above Mont-Tremblant, in the hills outside Dubai or in an alpine village in Europe. — Jeffery Khoury, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Don’t miss the chance to walk to the 800-year-old Lubra village, which remains a stronghold of the Bon Buddhist beliefs or try some complementary medicine from the on-site Amchi traditional Tibetan doctor. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Just as life in industrial urban centers in the nineteenth century caused hardship in rural villages, the profligate lifestyles enjoyed by those of us in the Global North are underwritten by the immiseration of those in the Global South. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Leigh and Vaknine, both 42, grew up in the same village and went to high school together. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026