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 of village

• 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

Zainetti said emergency teams have been hard at work to try and secure the village so inhabitants can safely return soon. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Barbarossa, one of the village’s most popular restaurants, is a 10-minute walk from the hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

The tribe is also working to raise $30 million to build a cultural center and a traditional village on the property, including plank houses and a sweat house. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

My grandparents are buried side by side in a small village in northwestern Haiti, where their graves absorb the salty wind from the Atlantic Ocean. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

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