village
Etymology

From Middle English village, from Old French village, from Latin villāticus, ultimately from Latin villa (English villa).

Broadly overtook Old English wic#Noun, þorp#Noun_3, and ham#Noun_18.

The Philippine sense is due to its frequent use in the names of gated communities.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Noun

village (plural villages)

  1. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
    There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.
    • 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC ↗:
      […] 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, […]
  2. (British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
  3. (Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
  4. (Philippines) A gated community.
    After the storm, the park in our village was a mess.
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