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 boasts a charming car-free layout, which helps avoid chaos and overstimulation while exploring.
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Whether used by a doctor in a major city hospital, a health worker in an isolated rural village, or a patient running a self-test at the kitchen table, this technology aims to make highly accurate, early disease detection universal, instant, and accessible worldwide.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
After playing in the sand at Main Beach, stroll the cute downtown village, where shops, galleries, and eateries line Broadway Street, Ocean Avenue, Forest Avenue, and beyond.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
After a 15-minute crossing, check into Le Porquerollais, a family-run six-room restaurant-with-rooms on the upper edge of Place d'Armes, the village square shaded by eucalyptus.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Whether used by a doctor in a major city hospital, a health worker in an isolated rural village, or a patient running a self-test at the kitchen table, this technology aims to make highly accurate, early disease detection universal, instant, and accessible worldwide.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
After playing in the sand at Main Beach, stroll the cute downtown village, where shops, galleries, and eateries line Broadway Street, Ocean Avenue, Forest Avenue, and beyond.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
After a 15-minute crossing, check into Le Porquerollais, a family-run six-room restaurant-with-rooms on the upper edge of Place d'Armes, the village square shaded by eucalyptus.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/village. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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