Village

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
  • n. In some U.S. states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.
  • n. The inhabitants of a village; villagers.
  • n. A group of bird or animal habitations suggesting a village.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
  • n. A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
  • n. A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town or city.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small assemblage of houses, less than a town or city, and larger than a hamlet.
  • n. In law, sometimes a manor; sometimes a whole parish or subdivision of it; most commonly an outpart of a parish, consisting of a few houses separate from the rest.
  • Of, pertaining to, or belonging to a village; characteristic of a village; hence, rustic; countrified.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a community of people smaller than a town
  • n. a settlement smaller than a town
  • n. a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    town    hamlet    city    wick    thorp    settlement    vill    dorp    clachan    rancho   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    millage    pillage    spillage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    town    camp    house    district    church    island    forest    street    farm    cottage