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village

vil·lage
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vil-ij]
    • /ˈvɪl ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vil-ij]
    • /ˈvɪl ɪdʒ/

Definitions of village word

  • noun village The, a city in central Oklahoma. 1
  • adjective village of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: village life. 1
  • noun village hamlet, small town 1
  • adjective village of a small town 1
  • noun village small town 1
  • noun village inhabitants of a village 1

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Origin of village

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin villāticum, neuter of villāticus villatic. See -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Village

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

village popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

village usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for village

noun village

  • burb — a suburb
  • burbs — suburb.
  • commonage — the use of something, esp a pasture, in common with others
  • longitude — Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
  • municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.

adj village

  • burghal — (in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.

adjective village

Top questions with village

  • how to find a village in minecraft?

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