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

  • (..) -But it cannot stay in the Shire! -No. No,it can't. What must I do? -You must leave. And leave quickIy. -Where? Where do I go? Get out of the Shire. Make for the village of Bree. Bree. -What about you? -I'II be waiting for you... ...at the inn of the Prancing Pony. I don't have any answers. (..)
    2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring