village

as in hamlet
a small residential settlement we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

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Recent Examples of village The Isle of Berk is a Viking-sized village set during the golden age of harmony between Vikings and dragons (think between the second and third movie). Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 May 2025 The village is located at 2491 Babb Road and the website for more information is osceolahistory.org. Joseph Rassel of the Sentinel staff compiled this report. Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025 Vik, Iceland Vik is a small village on Iceland's south coast known for its black sand beaches, particularly Reynisfjara, and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 In fact, many members of the crew have been involved in repairing the homes of their protagonists; and an all-filmmakers volunteer team has even opened a charitable foundation that raises outside money and brings in materials to rebuild liberated villages. Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for village
Recent Examples of Synonyms for village
hamlet
Noun
  • The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
  • Once bustling with foot traffic and feudal drama, this ancient trail is now a quiet ribbon winding through forested hills and rural hamlets, far from Japan’s well-trodden tourist paths.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025

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“Village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/village. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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