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 Proud Valley is a wonderful film about working-class people in a Welsh mining village. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 At the heart of the community, the village core serves as a gathering place. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The school in El Mirasol had Wi-Fi whenever the village generator was running. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 In November 1948, though, Israeli soldiers killed civilians in Hula, a village in Lebanon. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for village

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hamlet

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The institution’s name comes from the rail lines that connect the Westchester County hamlet to New York City, which sits about forty miles south.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026
Uniting a mouthwatering younger pedigree talent package, the down-the-decades drama series is freely inspired by tragic events which took place at the remote mountain hamlet of Tor in the high Pyrenees.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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