village

Definition of villagenext
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 Three new housing developments the village is working toward would be built on its 200-acre campus near the Highway 50-Chipman Road interchange. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026 At the Milan-Cortina Games, spread across six villages in three distinct clusters in northern Italy, Finoff said the hosts have so far done well synchronizing medical services. Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Per its agreement with the city, Barber Valley Development is still slated to build a mixed use town square and public village green for the neighborhood, Ford said. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026 Round Lake Beach has announced a community event to remember the life of Markell Pierce, an 8-year-old village resident who authorities say was killed by his mother and her boyfriend. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for village
Recent Examples of Synonyms for village
hamlet
Noun
  • On Tuesday, Van Rootselaar killed her 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at their home in the tiny hamlet of Tumbler Ridge, about 700 miles north of Vancouver.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday centers on the denizens of Wazirabad, a small hamlet in the environs of Kabul, during the civil war of the ’90s following the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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