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village green



NOUN
plaza
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She took in the quiet country lanes, the village green and old brick houses, the everyday luxuries that British people take for granted.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

The town has “a manor house, a high street with shops, a meadow where sheeps graze, beehive cottages with thatched roofs, a village green which hosts cricket and yearly fetes.”

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2022

In the courtyard, the festival is creating a "village green" where audiences can watch a number of the live events on a big screen.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2021

At 10 a.m. on a sunny Tuesday morning in early June, the place is as sleepy as a village green.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021

Birdsong strafed and morsed from the oak on the village green.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell