village

as in hamlet
a small residential settlement we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

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Recent Examples of village The camp has a full-time Impact and Community Officer, who acts as a liaison with the Masai villages around the camp. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2025 About 15 miles north of the Limes, researchers have identified the remains of a 22-acre Roman military camp in a forested area near the village of Hoog Buurlo. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025 The Oak Lawn Village Board has updated village code and the fire union’s contract to allow room for the promotions of three firefighters once a captain retires later this month. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for village
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hamlet
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  • The bucolic hamlet has maintained its charm even as growth has subtly changed the town’s complexion.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
  • The trial has drawn podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in the state of Victoria better known for prize-winning roses.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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