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Noun: village  vi-lij
  1. A community of people smaller than a town
    "They grew up in a village where everyone knew each other";
    - settlement
     
  2. A settlement smaller than a town
    "The quaint village attracted many tourists";
    - hamlet
Noun: Village
  1. A mainly residential district of Manhattan; ‘the Village’ became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
    - Greenwich Village

Derived forms: villages

Type of: community, residential area, residential district, settlement

Part of: Big Apple [informal], Gotham [US, informal], Greater New York, New York, New York City, NYC

Encyclopedia: Village, Oklahoma