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Definition: Village |
VillageNoun1. A community of people smaller than a town. 2. A settlement smaller than a town. 3. A mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "village" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Etymology: Village \Vil"lage\, noun. [French expression, from the Latin expression villaticus belonging to country house or villa. See Villa, and compare to Villatic.]. (references) |
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Building & Civil Engineering | A characteristic form of nucleated rural settlement, usually containing a church and other local functions for which there is a constant demand. Source: European Union. (references) |
Census | A type of incorporated place in 20 states and American Samoa. The Census Bureau treats all villages in New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin and some villages in Ohio as county subdivisions. Related term: County subdivision, Incorporated place. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are in a village, denotes that you will enjoy good health and find yourself fortunately provided for. To revisit the village home of your youth, denotes that you will have pleasant surprises in store and favorable news from absent friends. If the village looks dilapidated, or the dream indistinct, it foretells that trouble and sadness will soon come to you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village or a town. Municipalities and cities are composed of barangays.Each barangay is headed by a barangay captain (punong barangay) who leads the barangay council (sangguniang barangay) composed of barangay councilors (kagawad). Every barangay also has a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) (Youth council), composed of the SK President or Chairman and SK Councilors, who direct the youth-oriented activities, such as basketball leagues, in the barangay.
Historically, the term barangay refers to a community of around 50 to 100 families. The word itself comes from the Malay balangay which means “boat.” This connection between community and boat supports theories on the history of the pre-colonial Philippines, that being, each original coastal “barangay” formed as a result of a single or a group of settlers arriving by boat from other places in Southeast Asia.
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Lake George is a village located in Warren County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 985.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 985 people, 448 households, and 237 families residing in the village. The population density is 623.5/km² (1,615.3/mi²). There are 579 housing units at an average density of 366.5 persons/km² (949.5 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.36% White, 1.02% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 448 households out of which 26.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 46.9% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.90. In the village the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the village is $33,000, and the median income for a family is $45,625. Males have a median income of $29,318 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the village is $20,077. 11.1% of the population and 7.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.2% are under the age of 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lake George (village), New York."
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Lyons is a village located in Wayne County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 3,695.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.17% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,695 people, 1,500 households, and 906 families residing in the village. The population density is 351.4/km² (909.2/mi²). There are 1,668 housing units at an average density of 158.6 persons/km² (410.4 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 85.14% White, 10.88% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 2.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,500 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% are married couples living together, 15.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 39.6% are non-families. 32.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 3.05. In the village the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the village is $36,466, and the median income for a family is $45,781. Males have a median income of $30,750 versus $25,548 for females. The per capita income for the village is $16,526. 11.9% of the population and 7.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.4% are under the age of 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lyons (village), New York."
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Spencer is a village located in Tioga County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 731.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.0 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.96% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 731 people, 295 households, and 199 families residing in the village. The population density is 274.0/km² (708.0/mi²). There are 316 housing units at an average density of 118.5 persons/km² (306.0 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 97.81% White, 0.68% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 295 households out of which 33.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% are married couples living together, 15.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.5% are non-families. 28.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 2.98. In the village the population is spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 79.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $32,955, and the median income for a family is $37,222. Males have a median income of $28,125 versus $21,900 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,925. 14.1% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.7% are under the age of 18 and 6.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Spencer (village), New York."
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Spencer is a village located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,932.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,932 people, 800 households, and 530 families residing in the village. The population density is 374.8/km² (971.6/mi²). There are 852 housing units at an average density of 165.3 persons/km² (428.5 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.17% White, 0.05% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 800 households out of which 31.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 33.8% are non-families. 28.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.99. In the village the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the village is $40,665, and the median income for a family is $45,268. Males have a median income of $31,250 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,665. 4.1% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.7% are under the age of 18 and 11.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Spencer (village), Wisconsin."
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A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. It is usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town. Villages have been the normal unit of community living in most areas of the world throughout its history, up until the Industrial revolution and the ongoing process of urbanization.
Although many types and organizational patterns of village life have existed, the typical village was small, consisting of perhaps 5 to 30 families. Homes were situated together for sociability and defense, and land surrounding the living quarters was farmed.
In England the main historical distinction between a hamlet and a village is that the latter will have a church, and will therefore usually have been the worship centre of a parish. A village is traditionally distinguished from a town because a village lacks a regular market.
In some parts of the United States, particularly New York and Vermont, the term "village" refers to a specific form of incorporated local government, similar to a city but with less authority and geographic scope. (However, this is not a rule; in New York specifically, there are some villages which are an order of magnitude larger than the smallest cities in the state.) In most other parts of the US, a "village" is simply a populated place, with no legal standing or charter.
See also
- city
- Village green
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Le Village gai is the gay village of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Sainte-Catherine Street downtown, centred on Beaudry metro station, in the Ville-Marie borough of the city. The Village runs approximately from Saint-Hubert Street to Papineau Avenue, a distance of nearly two kilometres, making it the largest in North America.
A view of Montreal's Village gai, with Beaudry metro station at left Formerly a poor working-class neighbourhood, part of the Centre-Sud area of the city, the area was occupied by the gay and lesbian community after the expulsion of gay businesses from an area closer to Saint-Laurent Boulevard. The area has been considerably brightened up, thanks in part to recent investment from the various levels of government.
Indeed, despite repression as late as the early 1990s, recent government support of the Village cannot be overemphasized. All three levels of government are aggressively promoting the Village, the accepting climate of Quebec, and gay life in Montreal as a tourist attraction. In recognition of the Village's importance to the city, the borough of Ville-Marie recently hung a rainbow flag in its council chambers, to say nothing of the recently rebuilt entrance to Beaudry metro, decorated with rainbow pillars. The Village is specifically marked on official city maps. Finally, the governments lent their support in securing the Gay Games for 2006; the city later lost the right to hold the Games under that name because the Federation of Gay Games considered their plans too ambitious. However, the city government came under criticism recently for cutting funding to the Divers-Cité pride celebrations.
Gays and lesbians live all over the highly accepting city, so their residential density in the Village is only slightly higher than elsewhere. However, the Village contains a variety of shops and services targeting the community, and so serves as an entertainment and tourism epicentre rather than as a gay neighbourhood strictly speaking.
The Village contains a wide variety of nightlife: bars and discotheques catering to all tastes (Montreal has more gay bars and discotheques than Paris, and as many as San Francisco or New York), including three very large entertainment complexes, one of which is the largest of its kind in the world. There are also a wide range of boutiques, restaurants, cafés, bed-and-breakfasts, and hotels. The city also contains a number of gay establishments outside the Village proper.
The Association des Commerçants et Professionels du Village (Village Businesspersons and Professionals Association) represents the businesspeople of the Village. The Centre communautaire des gais et lesbiennes de Montréal (Montreal Gay and Lesbian Community Centre) is currently constructing a new office space in the Village.
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Synonyms: VillageSynonyms: hamlet (n), settlement (n), small town (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal; borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis; suburb; province, country; county town, county seat; courthouse; ghetto. |
Conversation | Causerie, chat, chitchat; small talk, table talk, teatable talk, town talk, village talk, idle talk; tattle, gossip, babble, babblement; tripotage, cackle, prittle-prattle, cancan, on dit; talk of the town, talk of the village. |
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Crosswords: Village |
| English words defined with "village": adhere, afoot, aggress, Arab chief, attack ♦ Cadi, campong, carry, Clachan, complacently, crossroads ♦ delusively, Douar ♦ El Alamein ♦ griot ♦ hamlet, Harmonite ♦ ignored, inmarry, Invillaged ♦ Jaghir, Jamestown, Jericho ♦ Kampong, kraal ♦ Lodgeable ♦ Mir ♦ neglected ♦ Pueblo ♦ same, Seidlitz, sevenfold, sheik, sheikh, static ♦ Tara ♦ unchanging, unheeded ♦ Vill, Village cart, village green, villager, Villatic ♦ Wich ♦ Zu/is. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "village": Alaska Native village, Alaska Native village statistical area ♦ round village ♦ Village Blacksmith. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "village": Villatic. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Village" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (village). |
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Screenplays | This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere (High Noon; writing credit: Carl Foreman) What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time (Con Air; writing credit: Scott Michael Rosenberg.) Is there a village nearby (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman) Village People (Can't Stop the Music; writing credit: Allan Carr; Bronte Woodard) Bart, if foodstuffs should touch the ground, said foodstuffs shall be turned over to the village idiot (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | Is Lourdes, the village of St. Bernadette (The Village Of St. Bernadette; performing artist: Andy Williams; writing credit: Eula Parker) Near the village the peaceful village the lion sleeps tonight (The Lion Sleeps Tonight; performing artist: The Nylons) Or any Village People song you know (Achy Breaky Song; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic) | |
Movie/TV Titles | An Afghan Village (1974) Village Hall (1974) Health in the Village (1971) Village de Djibril N'Diaye Guereo (1970) Les Diables au village (1968) | |
Song Titles | Denny's Village Rundown (performing artist: Galactic) Village of Love (performing artist: Nathaniel Mayer and The Fabulous Twilights) | |
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 | In 1887, 27 year old Dr. Joseph Kinyoun set up his one person laboratory of hygiene to research cholera and other communicable diseases such as diphtheria, typhoid, small pox, typhus, plague and tuberculosis. This was the birth of NIH in a small attic room in the Marine Hospital in the village of Stapleton on Staten Island, New York. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Dr. J. Donald Millar and Dr. I. Datta (W.H.O. Epidemiologist) present a "100 Rupee Reward" to a village lad who reported an outbreak of smallpox. Credit: CDC. |
 | African village. Credit: CDC. |  | Klawak Village. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Preparing to dismantle Station Village Mills South Base Triangulation party of Paul A. Smith. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A giant spiny lobster is an attraction at Treasure Village. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Looking south toward mouth of Naknek River near village of Naknek. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Leo Attungowruk and wife standing, Warren Neokok and wife sitting. The men helped with the survey work. At Point Lay Village. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Tlingit Indian village - Angoon - on the west coast of Admiralty Island. 57.5 North Latitude, 134.6 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Village chief's house with many money stones. Credit: Small World. |
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| "Holland Village 2" by Michel Lammerse Commentary: "Shot in '02 at a Japanese theme park called Holland Village - House ten Bosh A famous theme park to experience Holland the Japanese way <br>camera used Canon D60 ." | "Village streets" by Henry Yao Commentary: "Rural village ouside of shanghai." |
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Magna Carta | 1215 | No village or individual shall be compelled to make bridges at river banks, except those who from of old were legally bound to do so. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | On the north-west and north: by a line following the northern administrative boundary of the Kreis of Merzig from the point where it leaves the French frontier to the point where it meets the administrative boundary separating the commune of Saarholzbach from the commune of Britten; following this communal boundary southwards and reaching the administrative boundary of the canton of Merzig so as to include in the territory of the Saar Basin the canton of Mettlach, with the exception of the commune of Britten; following successively the northern boundaries of the cantons of Merzig and Haustedt, which are incorporated in the aforesaid Saar Basin, then successively the administrative boundaries separating the Kreise of Sarrelouis, Ottweiler, and Saint-Wendel from the Kreise of Merzig, Treves (Trier), and the Principality of Birkenfeld as far as a point situated about 500 metres north of the village of Furschweiler (viz., the highest point of the Metzelberg). (reference) |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!" (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1959) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Not even the steeple of a village church |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The little village of Stillorgan was the parting of the ways |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | There is a plenty of such chairs as I like best in the village garrets to be had for taking them away |
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Health | While some earlier studies, such as investigations of fatiguing illness in Incline Village, Nev., and Punta Gorda, Fla., have been cited as evidence for CFS acting as a contagious illness, they did not rigorously document the occurrence of person-to-person transmission. (references) | |
Person-to-person transmission is common in both village settings and in health care settings, where, along with the above-mentioned modes of transmission, the virus also may be spread in contaminated medical equipment, such as reused needles (this is called nosocomial transmission). (references) | ||
Business | The powers of elected village committees vary from region to region. (references) | |
As of March 31, 1999, there were 33 cities, 10 towns and one village in Osaka Prefecture. (references) | ||
There has been continued growth, however, of democratic decisionmaking at the local village level. (references) | ||
Children | Fiji | Societal changes have undermined the traditional village and extended family-based structures. (references) |
Bangladesh | The Center runs a model village to enable the disabled to adjust to village life before reintegration. (references) | |
Kyrgyz Republic | Approximately 110 children and 14 mothers live in this village, which offers housing and a kindergarten. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Iraq | The KDP denied that the blockade or village raids occurred. (references) |
Angola | UNITA used landmines primarily on roads and trails to disrupt transportation, and to control village populations. (references) | |
Belarus | In May BOAC priest Ivan Spasyuk was arrested by authorities while attempting to hold a service in the village of Radaulyany. (references) | |
Economic History | Guyana | Local communities are administered by village or city councils. (references) |
Republic of Congo | He was released from house arrest in late 1984 and ordered back to his native village of Owando. (references) | |
Solomon Islands | Most Solomon Islanders maintain this traditional social structure and find their roots in village life. (references) | |
Human Rights | Turkey | This force is known as the village guards. (references) |
Cambodia | One such person was located by a local NGO in his home village. (references) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Coulibaly was absent from his home in Niemene village at the time. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Bangladesh | On April 13, a group of 50 to 60 Bengalis led by a former union council member attacked a Khasi village. (references) |
Suriname | During an annual meeting in September, the Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs in Suriname discussed socio-economic problems, land rights, nature reserves, and biodiversity. (references) | |
Indonesia | At year's end, the Moronene still were living in Hukaea-Laeya village, but they feared further destruction of their settlements since the Government has not changed its position that they must leave. (references) | |
Minorities | Comoros | Attempts have been made to isolate Christians from village life. (references) |
Bulgaria | Some village leaders called for the expulsion of Roma from the community. (references) | |
Cyprus | In May 1999, a Maronite house in the village of Asomatos was demolished by the Turkish military. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sudan | On October 20, in the village of Sopo, government bombing killed 20 persons. (references) |
Samoa | Judgments by the fono usually involve fines or, more rarely, banishment from the village. (references) | |
Laos | There were credible reports that security personnel in a remote village killed a noncombatant civilian in the course of making arrests. (references) | |
Political Rights | Mexico | These traditional customs vary from village to village. (references) |
Comoros | Village chiefs and Muslim religious leaders tend to dominate local politics. (references) | |
Bhutan | Each village is permitted to nominate one candidate but must do so by consensus. (references) | |
Trade | China | The Agriculture Bank of China (ABC) specializes in providing financing to China's agricultural sector and offers wholesale and retail banking services to farmers, township and village enterprises (TVEs) and other rural institutions. (references) |
Travel | Chad | Logone Gana: A Kotoko village with a population of several thousand people. (references) |
Chad | This picturesque village is known for its fine pottery, its museum and its hospitality. (references) | |
Women | Papua New Guinea | Circuit-riding National Court justices frequently annulled such village court sentences. (references) |
Ghana | Rural women can be banished by traditional village authorities or their families for suspected witchcraft. (references) | |
Vanuatu | Many female leaders view village chiefs as major obstacles to women attaining social, political, and economic rights. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Bulgaria | Village girls as young as 14 years of age have been kidnaped and smuggled over the border. (references) |
China | Primary schools at the village level follow a Tibetan curriculum, but these schools usually have only two or three grades. (references) | |
China | Apart from agricultural work, child workers in rural areas appear to work primarily for Township and Village Enterprises (TVE's). (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached. One evening Mr. Rudolph Block, of New York, found himself seated at dinner alongside Mr. Percival Pollard, the distinguished critic. "Mr. Pollard," said he, "my book, The Biography of a Dead Cow, is published anonymously, but you can hardly be ignorant of its authorship. Yet in reviewing it you speak of it as the work of the Idiot of the Century. Do you think that fair criticism?" "I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it." Mr. W.C. Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his back and hiding in his hair. San Jose was at that time believed to be haunted by the visible spirit of a noted bandit named Vasquez, who had been hanged there. The town was not very well lighted, and it is putting it mildly to say that San Jose was reluctant to be out o' nights. One particularly dark night two gentlemen were abroad in the loneliest spot within the city limits, talking loudly to keep up their courage, when they came upon Mr. J.J. Owen, a well-known journalist. "Why, Owen," said one, "what brings you here on such a night as this? You told me that this is one of Vasquez' favorite haunts! And you are a believer. Aren't you afraid to be out?" "My dear fellow," the journalist replied with a drear autumnal cadence in his speech, like the moan of a leaf-laden wind, "I am afraid to be in. I have one of Will Morrow's stories in my pocket and I don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it." Rear-Admiral Schley and Representative Charles F. Joy were standing near the Peace Monument, in Washington, discussing the question, Is success a failure? Mr. Joy suddenly broke off in the middle of an eloquent sentence, exclaiming: "Hello! I've heard that band before. Santlemann's, I think." "I don't hear any band," said Schley. "Come to think, I don't either," said Joy; "but I see General Miles coming down the avenue, and that pageant always affects me in the same way as a brass band. One has to scrutinize one's impressions pretty closely, or one will mistake their origin." While the Admiral was digesting this hasty meal of philosophy General Miles passed in review, a spectacle of impressive dignity. When the tail of the seeming procession had passed and the two observers had recovered from the transient blindness caused by its effulgence -- "He seems to be enjoying himself," said the Admiral. "There is nothing," assented Joy, thoughtfully, "that he enjoys one-half so well." The illustrious statesman, Champ Clark, once lived about a mile from the village of Jebigue, in Missouri. One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day. Pretty soon a neighbor came in and seeing Clark, said: "Champ, it is not right to leave that mule out there in the sun. He'll roast, sure! -- he was smoking as I passed him." "O, he's all right," said Clark, lightly; "he's an inveterate smoker." The neighbor took a lemonade, but shook his head and repeated that it was not right. He was a conspirator. There had been a fire the night before: a stable just around the corner had burned and a number of horses had put on their immortality, among them a young colt, which was roasted to a rich nut-brown. Some of the boys had turned Mr. Clark's mule loose and substituted the mortal part of the colt. Presently another man entered the saloon. "For mercy's sake!" he said, taking it with sugar, "do remove that mule, barkeeper: it smells." "Yes," interposed Clark, "that animal has the best nose in Missouri. But if he doesn't mind, you shouldn't." In the course of human events Mr. Clark went out, and there, apparently, lay the incinerated and shrunken remains of his charger. The boys idd not have any fun out of Mr. Clarke, who looked at the body and, with the non-committal expression to which he owes so much of his political preferment, went away. But walking home late that night he saw his mule standing silent and solemn by the wayside in the misty moonlight. Mentioning the name of Helen Blazes with uncommon emphasis, Mr. Clark took the back track as hard as ever he could hook it, and passed the night in town. General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all. "You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!" Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said: "Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?" General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away. "Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Colin Soloway | Well, we were taken to place which we were told, both by alliance fighters, and also by local villagers, that this was actually bin Laden's house, or bin Laden's command center in a village outside Jalalabad. |
Sela Ward | The proceeds of the book are going to the kids at Hope Village, so anyone who needs a Christmas present know that it's helping the kids. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | This village was originally settled by France, was held by her as long as she held Louisiana, and was delivered to Spain only as a part of Louisiana. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Village" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.63% of the time. "Village" is used about 10,999 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 93.63% | 10,299 | 909 |
| Noun (proper) | 6.37% | 700 | 9,536 |
| Total | 100.00% | 10,999 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "village". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Hazar-hatticon | N/A | Biblical | Middle village |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
| |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Village Roadshow Limited | Singapore | Thai Village Holdings Ltd |
| United Kingdom | Chelsea Village Plc | USA | Homestead Village Inc. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Village, AR 2. Village, TX |
Expressions using "village": abbot Village ♦ Adair Village ♦ agency Village ♦ arctic Village ♦ Barnstable Village ♦ bay Village ♦ be the byword of the village ♦ Beaux Arts Village ♦ beechwood Village ♦ bethlehem Village ♦ Birchwood Village ♦ brookside Village ♦ Brownsboro Village ♦ bunker Hill Village ♦ cammack Village ♦ Carmel Valley Village ♦ Carrollwood Village ♦ caste Village ♦ century Village ♦ Chehalis Village ♦ cherokee Village ♦ cherry Hills Village ♦ cherrywood Village ♦ Cheshire Village ♦ Chevy Chase Village ♦ cliff Village ♦ Crestwood Village ♦ De Tour Village ♦ deserted village ♦ Eagle Village ♦ Eagleton Village ♦ East Glacier Park Village ♦ Elk Grove Village ♦ Essex Village ♦ Falls Village ♦ Fernan Lake Village ♦ fishing village ♦ Four Bears Village ♦ freight village ♦ French Village ♦ Glasgow Village ♦ Grand Canyon Village ♦ Grantwood Village ♦ Green Village ♦ Greenwich Village ♦ Greenwood Village ♦ Hedwig Village ♦ Heritage Village ♦ Highland Village ♦ Hill Country Village ♦ Hilshire Village ♦ Hot Springs Village ♦ Hunters Creek Village ♦ Incline Village ♦ Indian Village ♦ Jan Phyl Village ♦ Java Village ♦ Jersey Village ♦ Kachina Village ♦ Keomah Village ♦ Kykotsmovi Village ♦ Lake Village ♦ Lakeland Village ♦ Lakewood Village ♦ land owned in common by village ♦ large village ♦ Lathrup Village ♦ Leisure Village ♦ Leisure Village East ♦ Lewis and Clark Village ♦ Lime Village ♦ Lincoln Village ♦ little village ♦ live in a village ♦ Log Lane Village ♦ Logan Elm Village ♦ Lorton Village ♦ lost village ♦ Mayflower Village ♦ Meadows Village ♦ Melbourne Village ♦ Mi Wuk Village ♦ Middle Village ♦ Mill Village ♦ ministry of village affairs ♦ Montgomery Village ♦ Mount Hood Village ♦ Mountain Village ♦ native village ♦ North Acomita Village ♦ North Bay Village ♦ North Folk Village ♦ Northway Village ♦ Olympian Village ♦ Orchard Lake Village ♦ Pakala Village ♦ Panorama Village ♦ Park Forest Village ♦ Parkway Village ♦ Patton Village ♦ Pennsbury Village. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "village": village-based, village-bobby-type, village-centred, village-dwellers, village-dwelling, village-level, village-like, village-museum, village-'my, village-policeman, village-school, village-soviet, village-standard, village-style, village-suburb, village-teachers, village-type, village-world. | |
Ending with "village": inter-village. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
village voice | 2,006 | occidental caribbean village cancun | 229 |
village | 1,217 | enchanted village | 227 |
greenfield village | 1,008 | montgomery village md | 222 |
village people | 873 | peddler village | 213 |
santas village | 812 | sturbridge village | 212 |
terrys village | 699 | value village | 211 |
charity village | 628 | homestead village | 199 |
hilton hawaiian village | 502 | the village inn | 195 |
queens village ny | 451 | hot springs village ar | 193 |
elk grove village il | 414 | valley village ca | 191 |
christmas village | 410 | canada upper village | 186 |
bikini village | 318 | waterloo village | 171 |
incline village nv | 295 | enchanted village wave wild | 161 |
westlake village ca | 280 | sun village beach resort | 160 |
global village | 258 | slum village | 157 |
golden village | 254 | trader village | 155 |
hilton waikoloa village | 238 | florida village | 154 |
middle village ny | 236 | hot springs village | 153 |
world golf village | 235 | village realty | 147 |
greenwich village | 233 | village photo | 138 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "village"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | dorp (town). (various references) | |
Albanian | fshat (country, countryside, thorp). (various references) | |
Arabic | قرية, قروي (country, pastoral, provincial, rural), أهل القرية. (various references) | |
Basque | herrixka. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | селски (buckwheat, bucolic, country, peasant, rural, rustic), село (country, dorp, place, settlement). (various references) | |
Catalan | aldea. (various references) | |
Chinese | 莊 (Eristalis tenax, farm), 農村 (rural area), 裡 (2 kilometer, inside, within), 鄉村 (rustic), 鄉 (country), 閈 (gate of village), 庄 (farm), 村莊 (hamlet), 村庄 (Villages), 村子 , 村 . (various references) | |
Czech | vesnice (dorp), ves, obec (community, municipality, township). (various references) | |
Danish | landsby. (various references) | |
Dutch | dorp, plaats (city, court, courtyard, function, job, location, office, place, place to sit, post, seat, spot, town, yard). (various references) | |
Esperanto | vilaĝo, vila“o. (various references) | |
Faeroese | bygd. (various references) | |
Farsi | قریه , روستا, دهکده (Borough, Hamlet, Stead), ده (Ten). (various references) | |
Finnish | kylä (hamlet). (various references) | |
French | village. (various references) | |
Frisian | doarp. (various references) | |
German | Dorf (backwater, cottage), Ortschaft (town). (various references) | |
Greek | χωριό (vilage). (various references) | |
Guarani | táva. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | fshat. (various references) | |
Hebrew | כפר (by, country). (various references) | |
Hungarian | falu (boonies). (various references) | |
Icelandic | þorpið (the village). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kampung, dusun (orchard), desa. (various references) | |
Irish | srÚidbhaile, grÚig, baile beag. (various references) | |
Italian | villaggio, paese (country, land, parts, region). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 里 (2.44 miles, home, iron pot, kettle, ri). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ビレッジ , しゅうらく (centers of population), きょうゆう (accomplished villain, chivalry, enjoyment, gallantry, hamlet, joint ownership, possession, ringleader, share), そんしょう (country house, countryside, damage, honorary title, injury), そんらく (hamlet, settlement), さと (home), こたん (elegant simplicity), むらざと, むら (erraticness, inconsistancy, irregularity, unevenness), とゆう (city, town). (various references) | |
Korean | 마을 (Villages). (various references) | |
Malay | kampung. (various references) | |
Manx | balley beg cheerey (onehorse town), balley beg (hamlet, homestead, settlement). (various references) | |
Maori | kaainga. (various references) | |
Norwegian | landsby, bygd. (various references) | |
Occitan | vilatge. (various references) | |
Papago | kihhim. (various references) | |
Papiamen | pueblo (folk, nation, people). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | illagevay.(various references) | |
Polish | wieś. (various references) | |
Portuguese | aldeia (country, ham, hamlet, thorp). (various references) | |
Romanian | sat (countryside). (various references) | |
Romansch | vischnanca. (various references) | |
Romany | gav. (various references) | |
Russian | деревня (country, countryside, dorp, hamlet, settlement, thorp). (various references) | |
Scottish | clachan (hamlet, kirk or kirk town, village. See <A HREF="mf03.html#clach">clach</A>). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | selo (country, countryside, pueblo, thorp). (various references) | |
Shona | musha. (various references) | |
Spanish | pueblo (common people, folk, nation, people, populace, the people, town), aldea (dorp, hamlet, lieu). (various references) | |
Swahili | mji (city, town), kijiji. (various references) | |
Swazi | lí-dolobhanyâna. (various references) | |
Swedish | by (dorp, gust, gust (wind)). (various references) | |
Turkish | küçük belediye, köy halkı, köy (country, kampong, rural, rustic, settlement). (various references) | |
Turkmen | oba. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | село (country), колонія (colony, plantation), містечко (borough, burgh, township). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | xã, làng. (various references) | |
Welsh | pentref (homestead). (various references) | |
Zulu | umuzi (family). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | castella, castellis, castello, castellum, vici, vicis, vico, vicos, vicum, vicus, villa, villae, villam, villas, villaticum, villis. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | vîs-2. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | -gea. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | village. (various references) |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | pueblo. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hggisan eiV thn kwmhn ou eporeuonto kai autoV prosepoieito porrwterw poreuesqai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et adpropinquaverunt castello quo ibant et ipse se finxit longius ire |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And hig genea læ hton þam castele þe hig to ferdun and he dyde swylce he fyr faran wolde |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thei camen nyy the castel, whidur thei wenten. And he made countenaunce that he wolde go ferthere. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they drue neye vnto the toune wich they went to. And he made as though he wolde have gone further. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 28 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa nagkahiduol na sila sa balangay nga ilang gipadulngan, gipasabut niya nga daw mopadayon siya sa unahan, |
| Chinese | 將 近 他 們 所 去 的 村 子 、 耶 穌 好 像 還 要 往 前 行 。 |
| Croatian | Uto se približe selu kamo su išli, a on kao da htjede dalje. |
| Danish | Og de nærmede sig til Landsbyen, som de gik til; og han lod, som han vilde gå videre. |
| Dutch | En zij kwamen nabij het vlek, daar zij naar toegingen; en Hij hield Zich, alsof Hij verder gaan zou. |
| Finnish | Ja kun he lähestyivät kylää, johon olivat menossa, niin hän oli aikovinaan kulkea edemmäksi. |
| German | Und sie kamen nahe zum Flecken, da sie hineingingen; und er stellte sich, als wollte er weiter gehen. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè yo rive toupre ti bouk kote yo t'ap prale a, Jezi fè tankou li ta vle al pi lwen. |
| Hungarian | Elközelítének pedig a faluhoz, a melybe mennek vala; és õ úgy tõn, mintha tovább menne. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sementara itu mereka mendekati desa tujuan mereka. Yesus berbuat seolah-olah mau berjalan terus, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ketiganya itu pun makin dekat dengan kampung, ke tempat mereka itu hendak pergi; maka Yesus pun merupakan seolah-olah Ia hendak berjalan langsung. |
| Maori | A ka tata ki te kainga i haere ai raua: na ka ahu atu ia, me te mea e haere tonu ana ia. |
| Norwegian | Og de var nær ved byen som de gikk til, og han lot som han vilde gå videre. |
| Portuguese | Quando se aproximaram da aldeia para onde iam, ele fez como quem ia para mais longe. |
| Rumanian | Cknd s`au apropiat de satul la care mergeau, El S`a fqcut cq vrea sq meargq mai departe. |
| Shuar | Ayu, nii wearmia Nú peprunam jeawarmiayi. Tura Jesuska nui nankaamaki wétaj tau ajamiayi. |
| Spanish | Así llegaron a la aldea a donde iban, y él hizo como que iba más adelante. |
| Swahili | Walipokikaribia kile kijiji walikokuwa wanakwenda, Yesu akafanya kana kwamba anaendelea na safari; |
| Swedish | När de nu nalkades byn dit de voro på väg, ställde han sig som om han ville gå vidare. |
| Uma | Mohu' -mi ngata to ratoa', Yesus ntani' kaliliu-i. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "village": villager, villageries, villagers, villagery, villages. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "village": intervillage. (additional references) | |
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"Village" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: millage, valige, vilage, vilg, viliage, vilig, villae, villagee, villagey, villiage. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "village" (pronounced vi"lij) |
| 4 | -i" l i j | millage, pillage, spillage. |
| 3 | -l i j | acknowledge, college, foliage, sacrilege, tutelage. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-v" | |
-1 letter: glaive, vagile, villae. | |
-2 letters: agile, alive, gavel, glial, ileal, legal, villa. | |
-3 letters: egal, evil, gale, gall, gave, gill, give, glia, ilea, lave, leal, leva, live, vagi, vail, vale, veal, veil, vela, vial, viga, vile, vill. | |
-4 letters: age, ail, ale, all, ave, ell, gae, gal, gel, gie, ill, lag, lav, lea, leg, lei, lev, lie. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-g-i-l-l-v" | |
+1 letter: villager, villages. | |
+2 letters: gavelling, ravelling, villagers, villagery, villenage. | |
+3 letters: gravelling, marvelling, ravellings, travelling, villenages. | |
+4 letters: alleviating, colligative, evangelical, gallivanted, genitivally, legislative, overcalling, revealingly, unravelling, vestigially, viceregally, villageries. | |
+5 letters: curveballing, evangelicals, intervillage, legislatives, slaveholding. | |
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