vil ‧ lage S1 W1 /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ville 'farm, village' , from Latin villa ; ⇨ ↑ villa ]
1 . a very small town in the countryside:
a little fishing village
village school/shop/church etc
2 . the village the people who live in a village:
The whole village came to the meeting.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + village
▪ small/little/tiny
They come from a small village in Laos.
▪ pretty/picturesque
There are many pretty villages nearby.
▪ remote (=one that is far away from larger towns)
We need to get food aid to the more remote villages.
▪ quiet/sleepy (=one where there is not a lot of activity)
Downham was a sleepy little village, with a road barely wide enough for one car.
▪ a fishing village
Once a fishing village, this is now a friendly, lively international resort.
▪ a mountain/hilltop village
The paths lead to picturesque mountain villages.
■ village + NOUN
▪ the village hall/school/shop/church
A meeting will be held at the village hall on Tuesday.
▪ the village green (=area of grass for everyone to use)
a cricket match on the village green
▪ village life (=all the activities in a village)
She had always taken an active part in village life.