26984 words

villages

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside:

Examples:

a village green (= an area of grass in the middle of a village)
Many people come from the outlying/surrounding villages to work in the town.
2
all the people who live in a village:

Examples:

The village is/are campaigning for a by-pass to be built.
3
a group of houses, stores, and other buildings which is smaller than a town:

Examples:

We live just outside the village of Larchmont.
4
A village is also the people who live in a village:

Examples:

The whole village came out for the parade.

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