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| vil·lage [ víllij ] (plural vil·lag·es) |
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1. rural community: a group of houses and other buildings in a rural area, smaller than a town
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2. inhabitants of village: all of the people who live in a village
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3. small incorporated community: in some U.S. states, a community that is smaller than a town but that is similarly incorporated
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4. temporary community: a place where people live temporarily as a community, e.g. an apartment complex for the use of athletes taking part in the Olympic Games
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5. animal dwellings: a group of bird or animal dwellings
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin villaticum "farmstead" < villa "country home, farm"] |
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  vil·lag·er noun |
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