Village Definition

vĭlĭj
villages
noun
villages
A group of houses in the country, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a city or town.
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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

Village Sentence Examples

  • Away they went through the village street and out upon the country road.

  • When he had reached the village of Pratzen he halted.

  • Kiki.s men are at the village now to protect it.

  • The settlements of Lower Saginaw and Portsmouth were made in 1837, and were later united to form Bay City, which was incorporated as a village in 1859, and chartered as a city in 1865.

  • He walked up the beach and into the shrubs, finding a path that led to a small village of red cottages.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIL

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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village

Words Starting With V and Ending With E

Starts With V & Ends With EStarts With VI & Ends With EStarts With V & Ends With GE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With E