Thesaurus results for VILLAGE

village

noun

ˈvi-lij

Definition of 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 helicopters crashed at Pheriche village, which is at 4,200 meters (13,780 feet) altitude. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Neither action sat well with a large crowd of property owners who crowded into the board room to protest the village’s action and its plans to absorb more homes. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, more than 2,000 Jews from Radun and neighboring villages were interned in a ghetto; most were killed by the Germans and local police. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 This came after the village voted to annex their neighborhood on Monday night. — Jackie Kostek, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for village

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hamlet

Noun

The company pictured tales that might start in an Indian hamlet yet still frighten viewers in Seoul or São Paulo.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
That dark period in the hamlet’s history supposedly ended with Jurek’s capture, give or take a few painful loose ends.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

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