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

  • (..) ...is an inspiration to us all. I would like to add one more name for the committee's consideration. Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the man who came here from a small village... ...to investigate the murder of Yves Gluant... ...who just last night captured the notorious Gas Mask Bandits. (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther
  • (..) Yes, well, the first time I ever heard that name... ...Clouseau was just a little nobody. A police officer in some little village far outside of Paris. He was the village idiot as far as I could tell. Idiot, pull up. Monsieur Dumont, you must (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther