often attributive
1
a
: a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
b
: an incorporated minor municipality
2
: the residents of a village
3
: something (such as an aggregation of burrows or nests) suggesting a village
4
: a territorial area having the status of a village especially as a unit of local government
Examples of village in a Sentence
Entire villages come to see the parade.
we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village
Recent Examples on the Web
Mariana and Samuel join other aspiring young professionals in a chic-back-to-the-woods village outside Barcelona, to give the best to their young children.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The committee was not formed until February of this year, but in late March, the village president nominated Drangstveit to sit on that committee; his nomination is awaiting full board approval.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
When the sun sets on St. Lucian Fridays, a village on the lush island’s northernmost tip becomes the hottest locale in the Caribbean.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The archaeologists believe the village would have been occupied by members of the Gallic community, who lived in the region at the time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The farming village of Kobar, jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti's hometown, is located in the central West Bank, March 20, 2024.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
The hotel is a quick hop to the West End, a village filled with restaurants and bars, and even closer to some dive sites.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2024
Local villages sustained themselves off of coconut and fishing.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The committee was not formed until February of this year, but in late March, the village president nominated Drangstveit to sit on that committee; his nomination is awaiting full board approval.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
When the sun sets on St. Lucian Fridays, a village on the lush island’s northernmost tip becomes the hottest locale in the Caribbean.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
The archaeologists believe the village would have been occupied by members of the Gallic community, who lived in the region at the time.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The farming village of Kobar, jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti's hometown, is located in the central West Bank, March 20, 2024.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
The hotel is a quick hop to the West End, a village filled with restaurants and bars, and even closer to some dive sites.
—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2024
Local villages sustained themselves off of coconut and fishing.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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village
noun
vil·lage
ˈvil-ij 
1
: a place somewhat smaller than a town
2
: the people living in a village
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