often attributive
1
a
: a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
b
: an incorporated minor municipality
2
: the residents of a village
3
: something (such as an aggregation of burrows or nests) suggesting a village
4
: a territorial area having the status of a village especially as a unit of local government
Examples of village in a Sentence
Entire villages come to see the parade.
we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village
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The village is part of the Town of Warwick, which said in a statement that voluntary evacuations were in effect for residents along one road, power was shut off as a precaution during a prescribed burn, and another key road was restricted to a single lane for residents.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
More recently, the village has seen a surge in international visitors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Elm Grove voters have approved a referendum for the village to complete a longtime stormwater management plan by resurfacing a portion of Underwood Creek from underneath a downtown parking lot.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Since then, the village has also undergone a major expansion.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
More recently, the village has seen a surge in international visitors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Elm Grove voters have approved a referendum for the village to complete a longtime stormwater management plan by resurfacing a portion of Underwood Creek from underneath a downtown parking lot.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Since then, the village has also undergone a major expansion.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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village
noun
vil·lage
ˈvil-ij 
1
: a place somewhat smaller than a town
2
: the people living in a village
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