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village

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of village

a small residential settlement

  • we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village
Synonyms of village

bourg, hamlet, townlet, vill, whistle-stop
Words Related to village

cow town, Podunk

outpost

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