noun
village
VIL-ij/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
A small community with a distinct local identity.
The village has a small church surrounded by clustered homes.
Etymology
Latin villaticum denoted a farmstead with its outbuildings and was derived from villa, “country house.” That cluster of buildings became a group of houses, the central idea of a village.
In context
how many businesses and residences are in the village center and that i think only helps our argument that these are busy dense places even though we're in a rural area
More examples
- Everyone in the village gathers for the annual fall festival.
- Several fishing villages line the coast.
- This neighborhood feels like a village within the city.
Forms
village · villages
villager noun — A person who lives in a village.
Similar words
- hamlet
- Usually smaller than a village, with fewer homes and services.
- town
- Usually larger than a village, with more businesses and services.
- neighborhood
- A distinct part of a city, not necessarily a separate settlement.