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

At the heart of the community, the village core serves as a gathering place. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

When an unplanned blast kills a boy from the village, the elders take advance compensation to keep the peace. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The agency said the flash flood was caused by a landslide that initially blocked the Budhi Gandaki River near the village of Chumchure. — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Her dad, Mohan Paswan, drove an autorickshaw for 20 years in Gurugram, a city near Delhi, sending money to his wife and five children in the village of Sirhulli. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 11 Oct. 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