Meaning & use
village
A small community of houses and buildings, smaller than a town, usually in a rural area.
See it in a sentence
The tourists wandered through a quiet fishing village on the coast.
Everyone in the small mountain village knew each other by name.
A note on using this word
Generally implies a close-knit rural community, smaller and more informal than a town or city.
Words with a similar meaning
hamletsettlement
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Words with an opposite meaning
citymetropolis
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