village

Noun
  1. A community of people smaller than a town (synset 108243620)
    is a type of: community - a group of people living in a particular local area
    subtypes: moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
    same as: settlement, small town
  2. A settlement smaller than a town (synset 108690476)
    is a type of: settlement - an area where a group of families live together
    subtypes:
    • campong, kampong - a native village in Malaysia
    • kraal - a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
    • pueblo - a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
    specific instances:
    • cheddar - a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
    • sealyham - a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
    • el alamein - a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
    • jericho - a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
    • jamestown - a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
    • chancellorsville - a village in northeastern Virginia
    • spotsylvania - a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War
    • yorktown - a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
    same as: hamlet
  3. A mainly residential district of Manhattan;
    `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century (synset 109145635)
    is an instance of: community, residential area, residential district - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
    is a part of: greater new york, new york, new york city - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
    same as: greenwich village

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