Village — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a community of people smaller than a town

a settlement smaller than a town

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪlɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪlɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪlɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪlɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

small town settlement hamlet Greenwich Village

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dorf

eine Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die kleiner als eine Stadt ist

🇪🇸Spanish

aldea

una comunidad de personas más pequeña que un pueblo

🇮🇹Italian

villaggio

una comunità di persone più piccola di una città

🇳🇱Dutch

dorp

een gemeenschap van mensen kleiner dan een stad

🇵🇹Portuguese

aldeia

uma comunidade de pessoas menor que uma cidade

🇷🇺Russian

деревня

сообщество людей размером меньше города

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाँव

एक कस्बे से छोटा लोगों का समुदाय

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাম

একটি শহরের চেয়ে ছোট মানুষের একটি সম্প্রদায়

🇮🇳Tamil

கிராமம்

ஒரு நகரத்தை விட சிறிய மக்கள் சமூகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రామం

పట్టణం కంటే చిన్న వ్యక్తుల సంఘం

🇮🇳Marathi

गाव

शहरापेक्षा लहान लोकांचा समुदाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગામ

નગર કરતા નાના લોકોનો સમુદાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಾಮ

ಪಟ್ಟಣಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಜನರ ಸಮುದಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രാമം

ഒരു പട്ടണത്തേക്കാൾ ചെറിയ ആളുകളുടെ ഒരു സമൂഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੰਡ

ਇੱਕ ਕਸਬੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਛੋਟੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

گاؤں

ایک شہر سے چھوٹے لوگوں کی جماعت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

村庄

比城镇还小的人们组成的社区

🇯🇵Japanese

村

町よりも小さな人々のコミュニティ

🇰🇷Korean

마을

마을보다 작은 사람들의 공동체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làng bản

một cộng đồng người nhỏ hơn một thị trấn

🇹🇭Thai

หมู่บ้าน

ชุมชนของคนเล็กกว่าเมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

desa

komunitas orang-orang yang lebih kecil dari kota

🇵🇭Filipino

nayon

isang komunidad ng mga tao na mas maliit kaysa sa isang bayan

🇲🇾Malay

kampung

komuniti orang yang lebih kecil daripada sebuah bandar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرية

مجتمع من الناس أصغر من المدينة

🇮🇷Persian

روستا

جامعه ای از مردم کوچکتر از یک شهر

🇹🇷Turkish

köy

bir kasabadan daha küçük insanlardan oluşan bir topluluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפָר

קהילה של אנשים קטנה יותר מעיירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'village'?

The primary meaning of 'village' is 'a community of people smaller than a town'.

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Using 'village' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'village' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'village' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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