village

/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
noun
  1. A small group of houses and other buildings in a country area, smaller than a town.
    • We spent the weekend in a quiet village in the mountains.
    • Many young people leave the village to find work in the city.
    • The village has one store, a church, and a school.
  2. The people who live in a village, considered as a community.
    • News of the accident spread quickly through the village.
    • The village raised money to repair the old bridge.
    • The whole village came out to celebrate the harvest festival.
  3. A small, self-contained community within a larger city or institution (e.g., a university village, artists' village).
    • The university has a graduate student village with its own shops and cafés.
    • They live in a retirement village with medical care on site.
    • The Olympic athletes stayed in a special village built for the games.
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