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Definition village in British English

village noun

[countable] noun
/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
1

a very small town in the countryside

Example

a Scottish fishing village

Synonyms and related words
barangay the big smoke boom town
1.1

the people who live in a village

Example

The whole village attended the meeting.

Synonyms and related words
village villager countryman
1.2

in a village, or relating to a village

Example

the village shop/church

Example

village gossip

Synonyms and related words
barangay the big smoke boom town
2

a particular community or activity, or the type of people in it or involved in it

Example

stories from the British political village

Synonyms and related words
association commission organization
3

a saying that means that it takes a lot of people for example to achieve a good result or become successful. The full form is 'it takes a village to raise a child'.

Example

As I always say, it takes a village it's not just one person.

Definition village in British English