vill

as in village
a small residential settlement an ancient vill nestled midst the verdant hills

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village
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  • 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.
    USA Today, 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
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“Vill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vill. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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