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

  • (..) Hello. Hello! - What is your name? - I am Greta. - What happened to you? - All the girls in our village were taken. I was trying to reach duke Hammond's castle when I was caught. Hammond? Is he alive? - Does he still fight in my father's name? - You are the king's daughter? (..)
    2012 Snow White and the Huntsman