vil|lage

vil|lage
vil|lage «VIHL ihj», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a) a group of houses, usually smaller than a town, and often comprising a small municipality with limited corporate powers. b) any group of people living together in separate, and usually rude, dwellings: »

an Indian village.

2. the people of a village; villagers: »

The whole village turned out to watch the parade.

3. a group or cluster of prairie dog burrows, often extending over a large area and having several thousand inhabitants.
–adj.
of, having to do with, characteristic of, or living in a village; rural; rustic: »

village schools.

╂[< Old French village < Latin vīllāticum, noun use of neuter adjective, having to do with a villa < vīlla villa; see etym. under villa (Cf. ↑villa)]
–vismh>lage|like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • vil|lage|y — or vil|lag|y «VIHL uh jee», adjective. characteristic of or somewhat like a village: »“I love this neighborhood,” she says. “It s so informal and villagey” (New York Times). The East End is very villagy (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • vil|lage|less — «VIHL ihj lihs», adjective. having no village …   Useful english dictionary

  • vil|lag|y — vil|lage|y or vil|lag|y «VIHL uh jee», adjective. characteristic of or somewhat like a village: »“I love this neighborhood,” she says. “It s so informal and villagey” (New York Times). The East End is very villagy (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • vil — bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bre·vil·o·quence; bre·vil·o·quent; bu·gin·vil·laea; cher·vil; ci·vil·ian·ism; ci·vil·ian·i·za·tion; ci·vil·ian·ize; ci·vil·i·té; ci·vil·i·ty; dee·vil; dee·vil·ick; de·vil·lite; dier·vil·la; er·vil; fa·vil·la;… …   English syllables

  • lage — ba·ri·o·lage; bu·re·lage; car·ti·lage; co·quil·lage; cur·ti·lage; dec·a·lage; di·al·lage; feuil·lage; free·lage; fu·se·lage; gril·lage; ma·quil·lage; mou·lage; mu·ci·lage; per·mil·lage; pet·ro·lage; poin·til·lage; pu·tri·lage; qua·dril·lage;… …   English syllables

  • vismh>lage|like´ — vil|lage «VIHL ihj», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a group of houses, usually smaller than a town, and often comprising a small municipality with limited corporate powers. b) any group of people living together in separate, and usually rude,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • village — vil·lage …   English syllables

  • villagery — vil·lage·ry …   English syllables

  • village — vil|lage W1S1 [ˈvılıdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ville farm, village , from Latin villa; VILLA] 1.) a very small town in the countryside ▪ a little fishing village village school/shop/church etc 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • village — vil|lage [ vılıdʒ ] noun count *** a very small old town in the countryside, usually in a country outside the U.S. and Canada: a Scottish fishing village a. the people who live in a village: The whole village attended the meeting. b. the official …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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