Village
noun
A small group of houses, usually in a country area.
They live in a small village in the mountains.
Often appears as...
- village shop
- village hall
noun
A self-contained district or community within a town or city, regarded as having features characteristic of village life.
Greenwich Village in New York City
Often appears as...
- village feel
- village atmosphere
noun
A small group of houses, usually in a country area.
They live in a small village in the mountains.
Often appears as...
- village shop
- village hall
noun
A self-contained district or community within a town or city, regarded as having features characteristic of village life.
Greenwich Village in New York City
Often appears as...
- village feel
- village atmosphere
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Size Implication
A 'village' is typically smaller than a 'town' or 'city' and has a close-knit community.
Though her village had few services, everyone knew each other.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
'Village' often implies a pastoral, countryside setting, not an urban one.
They enjoyed the peace of their countryside village.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, a 'village' may be the central place for local traditions and social events.
The village festival celebrated their local customs annually.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Implication
A 'village' is typically smaller than a 'town' or 'city' and has a close-knit community.
Though her village had few services, everyone knew each other.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
'Village' often implies a pastoral, countryside setting, not an urban one.
They enjoyed the peace of their countryside village.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, a 'village' may be the central place for local traditions and social events.
The village festival celebrated their local customs annually.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Implication
A 'village' is typically smaller than a 'town' or 'city' and has a close-knit community.
Though her village had few services, everyone knew each other.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
'Village' often implies a pastoral, countryside setting, not an urban one.
They enjoyed the peace of their countryside village.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, a 'village' may be the central place for local traditions and social events.
The village festival celebrated their local customs annually.
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Making the impossible...
independence but we didn't show up just to help Daniel right it's how do you make this how do you make this bigger how do you have many people so we didn't have a lot of time left but we started to teach some of the locals in his village how to how to use these printers and I I started to teach them and they
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Wild Beavers Return...
pretty much across the country headwaters like this were straightened up put into into deep ditches drainage networks were set up so that any rain which got away from here as fast as possible and of course that means downstream of here if you live in a village or something then you get that
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Feeding 39 Hungry Moon...
year from the local market and this food is grown by the local communities so we're not only supporting bears but we're also helping to support local villages and local communities it's about keeping them stimulated it's about keeping them interested and enriched
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Witches of Ghana PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
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How farming planted...
and build homes. Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor. This is still thousands of years ago, so life wasn't easy. But with so many people contributing to the community, small villages began to develop.
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Lions Hunting Donkeys PIPE...
He doesn't want the cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to to your conservancy. But if these lions kill any of your livestock,
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Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
He doesn't want the Cubs killed, but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to your conservancy, but if these lions kill any of your livestock
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
And so we had, as was the norm, live-in domestic help, who would often come from nearby rural villages. So, the year I turned eight, we got a new house boy. His name was Fide.
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Elephant Family Reunion...
appears to be an important venue for elephant family reunions andrea is beginning to understand why the bayaka call this place the village of elephants
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Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
the men from the village in a state of trance rush down from the temple waving their swords to attack rangda and protect the baron
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Making the impossible...
independence but we didn't show up just to help Daniel right it's how do you make this how do you make this bigger how do you have many people so we didn't have a lot of time left but we started to teach some of the locals in his village how to how to use these printers and I I started to teach them and they
Video examples
Wild Beavers Return...
pretty much across the country headwaters like this were straightened up put into into deep ditches drainage networks were set up so that any rain which got away from here as fast as possible and of course that means downstream of here if you live in a village or something then you get that
Video examples
Feeding 39 Hungry Moon...
year from the local market and this food is grown by the local communities so we're not only supporting bears but we're also helping to support local villages and local communities it's about keeping them stimulated it's about keeping them interested and enriched
Video examples
Witches of Ghana PIPE...
community of outcasts the men and women at this funeral have been banished from their home villages forced to give up everything they've known in the world poems families friends all because they've been accused of being witches in
Video examples
How farming planted...
and build homes. Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor. This is still thousands of years ago, so life wasn't easy. But with so many people contributing to the community, small villages began to develop.
Video examples
Lions Hunting Donkeys PIPE...
He doesn't want the cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to to your conservancy. But if these lions kill any of your livestock,
Video examples
Young Lions Kill Donkeys...
He doesn't want the Cubs killed, but keeps to his promise to inform the village. These two young lions are very important to your conservancy, but if these lions kill any of your livestock
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
And so we had, as was the norm, live-in domestic help, who would often come from nearby rural villages. So, the year I turned eight, we got a new house boy. His name was Fide.
Video examples
Elephant Family Reunion...
appears to be an important venue for elephant family reunions andrea is beginning to understand why the bayaka call this place the village of elephants
Video examples
Zoo Quest For A Dragon...
the men from the village in a state of trance rush down from the temple waving their swords to attack rangda and protect the baron
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Quote examples
Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
In the books I have written, I have created in my mind a universe. My kids say I have a village in my head and I live in that village, and it's true. When I start writing a book, characters from previous books reappear. All my emotions, my mind, my heart, my dreams, everything becomes connected with a new book, and nothing else really matters.
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Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Musician
It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk together, and I used to say, when you look at the world map, 'This town is there, that town is there, that river is there.' I used to say, 'One day, I'm going to travel these places.
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Zhou Qunfei
Chinese Businesswoman
In the village where I grew up, a lot of girls didn't have a choice of whether to go to middle school. They would get engaged or married and spend their entire life in that village.
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Hima Das
Indian Athlete
I used to play everything, but people in my village said football is in my blood because my father has been a footballer.
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Irina Shayk
Russian Model
I was born and raised in a small village, and I didn't even think I was especially pretty.
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Gina Bellman
New Zealander Actress
I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.
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John Grierson
British Director
The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs.
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Gaby Hoffmann
American Actress
I had a world of people raising me; it was like a little village.
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Jodie Sweetin
American Actress
My daughters all have aunties who help out. It takes a village.
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James Wolfensohn
Australian Businessman
The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
In the books I have written, I have created in my mind a universe. My kids say I have a village in my head and I live in that village, and it's true. When I start writing a book, characters from previous books reappear. All my emotions, my mind, my heart, my dreams, everything becomes connected with a new book, and nothing else really matters.
Quote examples
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Musician
It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk together, and I used to say, when you look at the world map, 'This town is there, that town is there, that river is there.' I used to say, 'One day, I'm going to travel these places.
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Zhou Qunfei
Chinese Businesswoman
In the village where I grew up, a lot of girls didn't have a choice of whether to go to middle school. They would get engaged or married and spend their entire life in that village.
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Hima Das
Indian Athlete
I used to play everything, but people in my village said football is in my blood because my father has been a footballer.
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Irina Shayk
Russian Model
I was born and raised in a small village, and I didn't even think I was especially pretty.
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Gina Bellman
New Zealander Actress
I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.
Quote examples
John Grierson
British Director
The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs.
Quote examples
Gaby Hoffmann
American Actress
I had a world of people raising me; it was like a little village.
Quote examples
Jodie Sweetin
American Actress
My daughters all have aunties who help out. It takes a village.
Quote examples
James Wolfensohn
Australian Businessman
The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.
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