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Meaning of village | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town
  2. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
  3. a person who lives in a village. dorpenaar قَرَوي، ساكِن القَرْيَه селски жител aldeão vesničan, -ka der/die Dorfbewohner(in) landsbyboer χωρικόςhabitante del pueblo, aldeano külaelanik آدم روستایی kyläläinen villageois, oise תושב כפר, כפרי ग्रामीण seljanin falusi orang desa þorpsbúi paesano 村人 마을 사람 kaimo gyventojas cieminieks; ciematnieks orang kampung dorpsbewonerlandsbyboer mieszkaniec wsi كليوال aldeão sătean житель деревни dedinčan, -ka vaščan seljanin bybo ชาวบ้าน köylü 村民 селянин ديہا...
  4. A rural habitation that has a church, but no market
  5. A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
    British
  6. A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town.
  7. A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district
  8. A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
    Australia
  9. In some US states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town.
  10. An exclusive gated community; a subdivision
  11. An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.
    Philippines
  12. The inhabitants of a village; villagers.
  13. A dense group of animal habitations: a prairie dog village.
  14. (Human Geography) a small group of houses in a country area, larger than a hamlet
  15. (Human Geography) the inhabitants of such a community collectively
  16. (Human Geography) an incorporated municipality smaller than a town in various parts of the US and Canada
  17. (Biology) a group of habitats of certain animals
  18. (Human Geography) NZ a self-contained city area having its own shops, etc
    NZ

Equivalents

አማርኛ መንደር
Azərbaycanca kənd qışlaq
Беларуская вёска сяло хутар
Български село
Català poble
Čeština dědina ves vesnice
Cymraeg llan pentref
Dansk by landsby
Deutsch Dorf Kirchdorf
Ελληνικά χωριό
Esperanto urbeto vilaĝo
Español aldea localidad pueblo villa
Eesti küla
Français village
Galego aldea lugar vila
ગુજરાતી ગામ
Hausa ƙauye
עברית כפר
हिन्दी गाँव ग्राम
Magyar falu
Հայերեն գյուղ շեն
Bahasa Indonesia desa kampung
Íslenska þorp
Italiano borgo paese villaggio
日本語 村落 田舎
ქართული სოფელი შენი
Қазақша ауыл
ខ្មែរ ភូមិ
한국어 마을 촌락
Кыргызча айыл
Latina pāgus rus vicus
Lëtzebuergesch Duerf
Lietuvių kaimas
Latviešu ciems
Te Reo Māori kainga
Македонски село
മലയാളം ഗ്രാമം
Монгол гацаа тосгон
मराठी खेडे गाव
Bahasa Melayu kampong kampung کامڤوڠ
Malti villaġġ
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဇနပုဒ် ရွာ
नेपाली गाउँ
Nederlands dorp
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗାଁ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ پِن٘ڈ گراں ਪਿੰਡ
Polski siodło sioło wieś wioska
پښتو کلی
Português aldeia povoado vila
Română sat
සිංහල ගම
Slovenčina dedina ves
Slovenščina vas
Svenska by
Kiswahili kijiji
తెలుగు ఊరు గ్రామం
Тоҷикӣ деҳ деҳа қишлоқ русто
Türkmençe oba
Tagalog nayon
Türkçe köy nahiye
ئۇيغۇرچە كەنت يېزا
Oʻzbekcha qishloq
Tiếng Việt ập ban buồn lang làng mạc sóc thốn xóm

Examples

“There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.”
“[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]”
“The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.”
“Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.”
“It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.”
“There are six blocks in our village, each having ten lots.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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