Meaning of village in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

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  1. Noun

    village

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin villa‘country house’

    Definitions

    1. a community of people smaller than a town
  2. 2. a settlement smaller than a town
  3. 3. a mainly residential district of Manhattan

    Examples

    • « 'the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century »

Famous quotes

  • « When I'm in town on Sundays, I sometimes go down to the Central Bar in the East Village to watch English football. But my natural inclination now is to get in the car with my wife and kids and get out of town. »
    Joe Scarborough
  • « We have been working with Habitat for Humanity and we have built eighty homes, 80% of which are being lived in by New Orleans' musicians. It is called the Musicians' Village and at the center is the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music. »
    Harry Connick, Jr.
  • « We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world. »
    Yuan T. Lee
  • « It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have - I guess you'd call them beauty contests - where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens or curtains with only their feet showing. »
    Lisa See
  • « Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village. »
    John George Nicolay

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