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

  • (..) - No, it's not funny. Who's that? Oh, this is Joteph. He's from a Sudanese tribe that has no concept of money. His entire village was ransacked. Hey, Sub-Saharan! Do you think you could get me child soldiers here by p.m.? No! (..)
    2012 The Dictator