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

  • (..) Don't make it too obvious, but I wanna see fur and early-morning dew. -Yes, sir. -""Diplomats in dungarees. Marine engineers lend a helping hand rebuilding Dong Phuc village recently...."" Chili, if we move Vietnamese, they are evacuees... ...if they come to us to be evacuated, they are refugees. (..)
    1987 Full Metal Jacket