village

as in hamlet
a small residential settlement we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

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Recent Examples of village On Saturday morning, the bodies of 31 people killed in revenge attacks the day before in the central village of Tuwaym were laid to rest in a mass grave, residents said. Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 Residents of Alawite villages and towns spoke about killings during which gunmen shot Alawites, the majority of them men, in the streets or at the gates of their homes. Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025 The home, located in a tiny village and not nearby any obvious military targets, has been considered an act of cultural vandalism. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025 Other residents said the gunmen included foreign fighters and militants from neighboring villages and towns. Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for village

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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