Village Definition

vĭlĭj
villages
noun
villages
A group of houses in the country, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a city or town.
Webster's New World
Such a community incorporated as a municipality.
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The people of a village, collectively; villagers.
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A group or cluster of the habitations of animals or birds.
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adjective
Of, in, for, or characteristic of a village.
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Other Word Forms of Village

Noun

Singular:
village
Plural:
villages

Origin of Village

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin vīllāticum farmstead from neuter of vīllāticus of a villa or farmstead from vīlla country house, farm weik-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle French village, from Latin villaticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa).

    From Wiktionary

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