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village

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[ vil-ij ]

noun

  1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality.
  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively.
  3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village:

    a gopher village.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a village:

    village life.

Village

2

[ vil-ij ]

noun

  1. The, a city in central Oklahoma.

village

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
  2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively
  3. an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada
  4. a group of habitats of certain animals
  5. a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
  6. modifier of, relating to, or characteristic of a village

    a village green

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ-ˌ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l· adjective
  • l· l· adjective
  • t·l adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of village1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin پܳ, neuter of پܲ villatic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of village1

C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa
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On the ground in Ukraine, Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that its forces had captured the village of Zhuravka, in Ukraine's northern border region of Sumy.

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Most villages have grudgingly acquiesced to Israel’s presence, but some remain defiant.

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Residents living in surrounding villages have responded positively to the plans, though some are concerned infrastructure will not be enough to support the amount of expected visitors.

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Officials say they have been trying to raise awareness in the villages so that people adapt to living near the animals.

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Ukraine's operation in Belgorod is believed to be on a much smaller scale compared to its actions in Kursk, where Kyiv at one point seized a number of villages including the regional town of Sudzha.

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