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vil·lage

(vĭl′ĭj)

1. A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.

2. In some US states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.

3. The inhabitants of a village; villagers.

4. A dense group of animal habitations: a prairie dog village.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīllāticum, farmstead, from neuter of vīllāticus, of a villa or farmstead, from vīlla, country house, farm; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]

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village

(ˈvɪlɪdʒ)

1. (Human Geography) a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet

2. (Human Geography) the inhabitants of such a community collectively

3. (Human Geography) an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada

4. (Biology) a group of habitats of certain animals

5. (Human Geography) NZ a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc

6. (Human Geography) (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a village: a village green.

[C15: from Old French, from ville farm, from Latin: villa]

ˈvillage-ˌlike adj

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vil•lage

(ˈvɪl ɪdʒ)

n.

1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usu. smaller than a town, sometimes incorporated as a municipality.

2. the inhabitants of such a community collectively.

3. a group of animal dwellings resembling a village.

adj.

4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a village.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin villāticum, neuter of villāticus villatic]

Village

a small group or cluster of burrows of the prairie dog. 18008; a collection of dwelling houses and other buildings, 1386; the occupants of a village, collectively.

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Noun	1.	village - a community of people smaller than a town small town, settlement community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
	2.	village - a settlement smaller than a town hamlet settlement - an area where a group of families live together campong, kampong - a native village in Malaysia kraal - a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade pueblo - a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
	3.	Village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century Greenwich Village Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

Translations

سُكّان القَرْيَهقَرْيَةقَرْيَه

село

vesnicevesnický

landsbylandsby-by

Dorf Ortschaft Schulze

χωριό χωρικός

pueblo villa aldea localidad población

küla

ده

kylä

village localité

selo

falu

òorpòorpsbúar

villaggio borgo paese

村むら

마을

rus

kaimo gyventojas

ciema/ciemata iedzīvotājiciematsciems

dorp

landsby landsbybefolkning tettsted tettstedsbefolkning

wieś

aldeia vila

sat

деревня сельский село

dedina

vas

kijiji

หมู่บ้าน

köyköy halkıköylülernahiye

làng

村庄村民

village

[ˈvɪlɪdʒ]

A. N → pueblo m; (= small) → aldea f, pueblito m (LAm)

B. CPD village church N → iglesia f del pueblo
village cricket N → críquet m pueblerino
village green N → prado m comunal, campo m comunal
village hall N → sala f del pueblo
village idiot N → tonto m del lugar
village life N → la vida rural, la vida de pueblo
village shop, village store N → tienda f del pueblo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

village

[ˈvɪlɪdʒ]

n → village m

modif [atmosphere, life] → villageois(e); [pub, inn, shop, store, elders] → du villagevillage green n → pré m communalvillage hall n (British) → salle f des fêtesvillage idiot n → idiot m du village

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

village

n → Dorf nt

village

in cpds → Dorf-;

village green

n → Dorfwiese f → or -anger m

village hall

n → Gemeindesaal m

village idiot

n → Dorftrottel m (inf)

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village

[ˈvɪlɪdʒ]

1. n → paese m, villaggio

2. adj (of a village, villages) → di paese; (local) → del paese
a village inn → una locanda di paese
the village inn → la locanda del paese
the village idiot → lo scemo del villaggio

village

(ˈvilidʒ) noun

1. a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town. They live in a little village; (also adjective) a village school.

2. the people who live in such a group of houses. The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.

ˈvillager noun

a person who lives in a village.

village

→ قَرْيَة vesnice landsby Dorf χωριό pueblo kylä village selo paese 村 마을 dorp landsby wieś aldeia, vila деревня by หมู่บ้าน köy làng 村庄

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