Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
- noun In some US states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.
- noun The inhabitants of a village; villagers.
- noun A dense group of animal habitations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small assemblage of houses, less than a town or city, and larger than a hamlet.
- noun In law, sometimes a manor; sometimes a whole parish or subdivision of it; most commonly an outpart of a parish, consisting of a few houses separate from the rest.
- Of, pertaining to, or belonging to a village; characteristic of a village; hence, rustic; countrified.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town or city.
- noun a kind of two-wheeled pleasure carriage without a top.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
rural habitation ofsize between ahamlet and atown . - noun UK A
rural habitation that has achurch , but nomarket . - noun Australia A planned
community such as aretirement community orshopping district .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
- noun a settlement smaller than a town
- noun a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But it was not our fault that, in translating village feast into _fête de village_, she had allowed her imagination to mislead her with false hopes.
Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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As they toiled along, they said, weeping, one to another, '_I am from such a village, and I from such a village_.
The Empire of Russia 1841
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A Potemkin village is "something that appears elaborate and impressive but in actual fact lacks substance."
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Feed Them and Bleed Them Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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Before Royce and Hadrian barely have time to settle after the fun had in The Crown Conspiracy, they find themselves pulled into a new problem: a young woman needs their help as her village is being attacked by an unknown nocturnal creature.
“Avempartha” by Michael J. Sullivan (Ridan Publishing, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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And of course, my grandmother told me, "Your village is the United States of America."
Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Three Purple - Heart Recipient Jim Bryan Expects Victory As Florida Write - In Candidate J.D. Kathleen Wells 2010
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As it closes branches, the Postal Service plans to set up what it calls "village post offices" in supermarkets and gas stations to provide basic services such as stamps and flat-rate package shipping.
Postal Service ponders closing 3,700 less busy branches 2011
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And of course, my grandmother told me, "Your village is the United States of America."
Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Three Purple - Heart Recipient Jim Bryan Expects Victory As Florida Write - In Candidate J.D. Kathleen Wells 2010
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Or in my walks at night-time when the village is at rest.
City and Village 2010
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He may not use the word "village," but it is indeed "the village" which my son describes and for which he yearns.
Michele Somerville: It Takes a (Christmas) Village to Raise a Child With Autism Michele Somerville 2011
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The most important aspect for me in choosing to live in the village is the sheer joy of the experience.
Building a foundation to live in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2008
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