village

noun, often attributive

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vil·lage | \ ˈvi-lij

Definition of village

1a : 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

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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 Only Benjamin remained in the village of Portbou, buried in a now unidentifiable grave. — Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022 Beachfront accommodation is limited to one National Park Service campground, so most visitors stay in the village a couple miles from the beach. — Marnie Hunter, CNN, 24 May 2022 The project is expected to reduce diesel costs in the village by about $200,000 annually, eliminating the need for about 25,000 gallons of fuel, Stamm said. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 22 May 2022 As the first war crimes trials in Ukraine are underway, prosecutors have identified another Russian soldier, a 30-year-old commander who allegedly ordered subordinates to kill civilians in the village of Lypivka, west of Bucha. — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 May 2022 Ukraine hasn’t claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Tyotkino. — James Marson, WSJ, 19 May 2022 The kids were trapped in the village, hiding with her parents in their home, where there was no basement. — James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Patel spent a few years in the village of Juna Mozda, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, and now focuses on understanding heart disease risk factors in communities across the country. — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 May 2022 Stay at the Smith and Vallee Guest House (from $350), a three-bedroom rental in an old schoolhouse that’s connected to a contemporary art gallery in the village of Edison. — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 May 2022 See More

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