village
21Village — This unusual surname is a contradiction in many ways. It appears to be English and to denote one who lived at a village , but this is not so, the word village not appearing in the English language until the late medieval period 15th Century. In… …
22village — vil|lage W1S1 [ˈvılıdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ville farm, village , from Latin villa; VILLA] 1.) a very small town in the countryside ▪ a little fishing village village school/shop/church etc 2.) …
23village — 1. деревня to net a village захватывать деревню to strike the village достичь деревни they swamped the village они наводнили всю деревню from every village round из всех окрестных деревень the further end of the village дальний конец деревни …
24village — / vILIdZ/ noun (C) 1 BrE a very small town in the countryside: village school/sports/life: The village fête happens every year in May. 2 the village the people who live in a village: The whole village came to the wedding …
25village — nm., hameau : v(eu)ladzeu (Peisey), v(e)ladzo (Aillon J.234b, Montagny Bozel.026 | 234a, Aoste Italie.JER., Aussois), v(e)lazdo (Beaufort | Megève), VeLAZHO (Aillon V., Albanais, Arvillard.228b, Bellecombe Bauges, Billième, Bourget Huile,… …
26village — villageless, adj. villagey, villagy, adj. /vil ij/, n. 1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality. 2. the… …
27village — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vilage, from vil manorial estate, farmstead, from Latin villa Date: 14th century 1. a. a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town b. an incorporated …
28village — n, adj British a. (a person who is) slow witted, stupid. This middle class term, often used by middle aged speakers, is a shortening of village idiot . ► I ve always considered her rather village. b. inferior, of poor quality. A middle class term …
29village — [[t]vɪ̱lɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ villages N COUNT A village consists of a group of houses, together with other buildings such as a church and a school, in a country area. He lives quietly in the country in a village near Lahti. ...the village school …
30village — n. a farming (esp. AE); fishing village (see the Usage Note for town) * * * [ vɪlɪdʒ] fishing village (see the Usage Note for town) a farming (esp. AE) …
