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

Social media posts report construction worker dormitories for the dam project at Yusong village, downstream of Pei town and Datogka village. —Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025

Beaufort, originally known as Beaufort Towne, began as a fishing village in the late 1600s, and builders adopted techniques similar to Bahamian and West Indian-style homes, the town reports. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025

Last but not least, the couple’s winter village appears to be the star of the show, as Blanco begins the tour by revealing a replica of the Rosebud Hotel from the beloved sitcom Schitt’s Creek. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025

And in Ali Cook’s fisherman’s tale The Pearl Comb, set in the late 1800s, a humble medicine woman brings lifesaving treatments to the people of her small Cornish village. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025

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