village

Syllables: vil·lage/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

village noun: a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

Noun

village (plural villages)

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
- There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.
- […]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
(UK) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
- I mean, think about it, Joyce. Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing: Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide, and murder. How could you possibly expect me to go and live in one of them?1999 September 12, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Dead Man's Eleven”, in Midsomer Murders
(Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
(Philippines) An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.
- There are six blocks in our village, each having ten lots.

village meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

village in Hindi

a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town: गांव gāmv, गाँव gā̃v, ग्राम grām

village in Tamil

a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town: கிராமம் kirāmam, ஊர் ūr

village in Marathi

a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town: गाव gāv, खेडे kheḍe

village in Urdu

a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town: گاؤں gāõ, دیہات dehāt, دیہ deh

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village in Bengali: গ্রাম gram, গাঁ gã, পল্লি polli, পাড়াগাঁ paṛagã
village in Telugu: గ్రామం grāmaṁ, ఊరు ūru
village in Malayalam: ഗ്രാമം grāmaṁ
village in Kannada: ಗ್ರಾಮ grāma, ಊರು ūru, ಹಳ್ಳಿ haḷḷi
village in Punjabi: ਪਿੰਡ piṇḍ, پِنڈ pinḍ, گَراں garāṉ
village in Gujarati: ગામ gām
village in Odia: ଗାଁ gā̃
village in Sanskrit: ग्राम grāma
village in Sinhala: ගම gama
village in Assamese: গাঁও gãü
village in Nepali: गाँउ gā̃u
village in Pashto: کلی kəlai
village in Tagalog: nayon
village in Arabic: قَرْيَة qarya, كَفْر kafr, ضَيْعَة ḍayʕa, دَشْرَة dašra
village in Malay: kampung, kampong
village in Indonesian: desa, kampung
village in Thai: หมู่บ้าน mùu-bâan
village in Vietnamese: làng, làng quê, thôn, bản
village in Myanmar: ရွာ rwa, ဇနပုဒ် ja.na.pud
Dzongkha: གཡུས g.yus

Examples of village in a sentence

The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.1993, Derek A. Scott, “A DIRECTORY OF WETLANDS IN OCEANIA”, in Wetlands International, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018, page 188:
The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020, page 28:
It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:

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Synonyms of village

thorp

Forms of village

plural	villages

Plural of village: villages

Origin of village

From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.

Phrases with village

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Words that rhyme with village

Questions about village

What does village mean?: Village means a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
What is village in Hindi?: Village in Hindi is गांव (gāmv), गाँव (gā̃v), ग्राम (grām). See Village meaning in Hindi.
How do you use village in a sentence?: The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.
What part of speech is village?: Village is a noun.
How do you pronounce village?: Village is pronounced /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of village?: The plural of village is villages.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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