vill

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

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village
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  • Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.
    Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But for Perez and others at the motel, the organizations have assembled a spontaneous network of like-minded people that have created a village of care.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Vill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vill. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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