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- Dictionaryvillage/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area: "pretty fishing villages"
- 2. a select suburban shopping centre. Australian, New Zealand
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VILLAGE definition: 1. a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside…. Learn more.
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. Synonyms. bourg.
a group of houses, stores, and other buildings which is smaller than a town: We live just outside the village of Larchmont. A village is also the people who live in a village: The whole village came out for the parade. (Definition of village from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of village. village.
Oct 19, 2023 · A village is a small settlement usually found in a rural setting. It is generally larger than a " hamlet " but smaller than a " town ." Some geographers specifically define a village as having between 500 and 2,500 inhabitants. In most parts of the world, villages are settlements of people clustered around a central point.
Village definition: a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality.. See examples of VILLAGE used in a sentence.
A village consists of a group of houses, together with other buildings such as a school, in a country area.
1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usu. smaller than a town, sometimes incorporated as a municipality. 2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively. 3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village.
noun. /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ [countable] a very small town located in a country area. We visited towns and villages all over Spain. a meeting in the village hall. a remote/nearby/neighbouring village. Residents of the village are unhappy with the bus service. a fishing village. a small/tiny village. rural villages. a mountain/seaside village.
VILLAGE definition: a place where people live in the countryside that includes buildings such as shops and a school but…. Learn more.
Village definition: A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
