village /vilˈij/

1. An assemblage of houses, shops, etc smaller than a town, usu in or close to the countryside
2. A small municipality (N American)
3. A residential complex temporarily housing participants at a particular event, esp the athletes and officials taking part in international games
4. The people of a village

Of or dwelling in a village

villˈager noun

An inhabitant of a village

villagery /vilˈij-ri/ (Shakespeare villagree) noun

Villages collectively or perh village people

villagizāˈtion or villagisāˈtion noun

1. The organization of land, esp in Africa and Asia, so that it is under the control of villages (as opposed to nationalization)
2. The removal of scattered groups of population into large new villages, esp in Africa and Asia

village cart see under cart

village college noun

A secondary school that also acts as an adult educational and recreational centre for a rural area (cf community college)

village idiot noun

A person stigmatized as being the most stupid within a community (orig a village)

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