village
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village
- /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪlɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa).
Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham.
The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.
noun villages
- A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town. There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.
- A rural habitation that has a church, but no market. I mean, think about it, Joyce. Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing: Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide, and murder. How could you possibly expect me to go and live in one of them?
- A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
- An exclusive gated community; a subdivision. There are six blocks in our village, each having ten lots.
Similar: thorp
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: small town, settlement, hamlet, greenwich village, township, villager, city, town, hometown, borough, countryside, rural, country, population, villa, neighbourhood
noun
Similar: thorp
Translations
Every language
noun a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town
| Español | aldea, pueblo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마을 ma'eul, 촌락 chollak |
| 日本語 | 村 mura, 田舎 inaka, 村落 sonraku |
| 中文 | 村 cūn, 鄉村 /乡村 xiāngcūn, 農村 /农村 nóngcūn, 村子 cūnzi, 村莊 /村庄 cūnzhuāng, 村落 cūnluò |
| हिन्दी | गांव gāmv, गाँव gā̃v, ग्राम grām |
| Kiswahili | kijiji |
| Português | aldeia, vila, povoado |
| Français | village |
| Deutsch | Dorf |
| Italiano | villaggio, borgo, paese |
| Ελληνικά | χωριό chorió |
| Română | sat |
| Русский | дере́вня derévnja, село́ seló, селе́ние selénije, ху́тор xútor, весь vesʹ, ве́слина véslina |
| Tiếng Việt | làng, làng quê, thôn, bản, buôn, sóc |
| العربية | قَرْيَة qarya, كَفْر kafr, ضَيْعَة ḍayʕa, دَشْرَة dašra |
| עברית | כְּפָר kfar |
Talk about this word "village." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/village. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. village. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/village "village." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/village.Cite this
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title = {village},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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