village
pronunciation
How to pronounce village in British English:
UK [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
How to pronounce village in American English:
US [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a community of people smaller than a town
- a settlement smaller than a town
Word Origin
- village (n.)
- late 14c., "inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town," from Old French vilage "houses and other buildings in a group" (usually smaller than a town), from Latin villaticum "farmstead" (with outbuildings), noun use of neuter singular of villaticus "having to do with a farmstead or villa," from villa "country house" (see villa). As an adjective from 1580s. Village idiot is recorded from 1825. Related: Villager (1560s).
Synonym
Example
- 1. A wind mill from the same village .
- 2. Chuck the cock lived in a peaceful village .
- 3. But here the village bathroom is my only option .
- 4. Which city or village had the best gelato ?
- 5. The village is divided over the land restitution .