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
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
Authorities ordered residents of a town of about 7,700 people near Patras to evacuate on Tuesday and issued new alerts on Wednesday, advising residents of two nearby villages to leave.
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USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post set up in the village, a pit stop along the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, said one of the officials, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media about the incident.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Attendees are encouraged to grab takeout from village restaurants or dine on the outside patios to enjoy these special summer nights.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The alarm was raised on Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro at the nation's capital Podgorica, and the warning said the blaze was engulfing the village of Piperi, close to the outskirts of the city, approximately five miles away.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post set up in the village, a pit stop along the pilgrimage route to the Machail Mata temple, said one of the officials, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media about the incident.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Attendees are encouraged to grab takeout from village restaurants or dine on the outside patios to enjoy these special summer nights.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The alarm was raised on Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro at the nation's capital Podgorica, and the warning said the blaze was engulfing the village of Piperi, close to the outskirts of the city, approximately five miles away.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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village
noun
vil·lage
ˈvil-ij 
1
: a place somewhat smaller than a town
2
: the people living in a village
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