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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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In Birgitta Trotzig’s novella, a young woman’s toughness in the face of poverty and heartbreak sets her apart from her village peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Influencer houses, swag bags, a Super Bowl-esque media day and an outside tournament village.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Everyone here votes Fidesz," said Nikki, 32, in Tiszabö, a village of 2,000 inhabitants, with a large Roma majority, in the northern Great Plain region of Hungary.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

India in the last two years stepped up its campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I mean, it’s not my fault, growing up in the middle of Nowhere, Alaska, in a village of about a hundred people, give or take.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith