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

  • (..) ..a rally in Victory Square at . hours. That is the end of the announcement. - Goodbye, brother. - Goodbye, brother. They have attacked an unarmed village with rocket bombs and murdered defenceless, innocent and peaceful citizens of Oceania. This is no longer war. This is cold-blooded murder. (..)
    1984 1984