village

A2 Topic:Places & Geography

Also spelled willage

US /ʋɪleːdʒ/ UK /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #1034

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noun
A small group of houses and buildings in the countryside, smaller than a town.

There are two churches and three shops in our village.

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1 noun · a small group of houses and... settlement

More thorp

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Forms villages

Derived forms antivillagebikecybervillageeco-villageintervillageoutvillagesubvillagetelevillageunvillagedvillagedomvillagefulvillagehood

Related forms villa wick

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Etymology

From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.

village Middle English vīllāticus Latin villa Italian

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# village

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ʋɪleːdʒ
**IPA (UK):** ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ
**Frequency rank:** 1034

## Meanings
1. A small group of houses and buildings in the countryside, smaller than a town.

## Examples
- There are two churches and three shops in our village.

## Synonyms
- thorp

## Derived Forms
- antivillage
- bike
- cybervillage
- eco-village
- intervillage
- outvillage
- subvillage
- televillage
- unvillaged
- villagedom
- villageful
- villagehood

## Related Forms
- villa
- wick

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: village
- Root: vīllāticus
- Root: villa
- Affix: -age - action

## Etymology
From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.

## AI Etymology
Village is from Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin vīllāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa). Broadly overtook Old English wic, þorp, and ham. The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities. Important historical forms include Middle English village, Old French village, Latin vīllāticus, and Latin villa. In present-day use, it means a small group of houses and buildings in the countryside, smaller than a town. Derived formations include antivillage, bike, cybervillage, eco-village, intervillage.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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