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

His father Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Among the recommendations is a change that would change the village’s single-family residential districts to neighborhood residential districts, potentially opening them up to multi-unit housing. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Israeli police are also investigating an attack by Israeli settlers on European diplomats Saturday in another West Bank village. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Joseph Napoli has been hired as village manager for the municipality at an annual salary of $215,000. — Miami Herald, 17 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