- [countable] a very small town located in a country area
- We visited towns and villages all over Spain.
- a meeting in the village hall
- a remote/nearby/neighbouring village
- Residents of the village are unhappy with the bus service.
- a fishing village
- a small/tiny village
- rural villages
- a mountain/seaside village
- in a/the village I soon got to know everybody in the village.
- the village of Boscastle in Cornwall
- (especially British English) the village shop
- Her books are about village life.
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1- Our cottage is just outside the village.
- She married a man from her home village.
- The flood affected the town and surrounding villages.
- They live in a farming village.
- Appledore is a fishing village on the north coast of Devon.
- Most basic items are available from the village shop.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- little
- …
- community
- life
- church
- …
- in a/the village
- outside a/the village
- the centre/center of the village
- the middle of the village
- the edge of the village
- …
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- the village[singular] (especially British English) the people who live in a village
- The whole village was invited to the party.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin villa ‘country house’.
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