village

Definition

  • noun: a small town in the country
  • noun: a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
  • synonyms: town, hamlet, city

Examples

  • fishing/mining 'villages' [=villages in which most people fish/mine as a job]

  • Entire 'villages' come to see the parade.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Quite successfully too, I might add. Most people vomit the first time. Can't imagine why. Welcome to the charming village of Budleigh Babberton. Harry, I assume right about now you must be wondering... why I brought you here? Am I right? (..)
    2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince