1. a small community or group of houses in a rural area, typically smaller than a town

Examples

• The small village had only one grocery store and a post office.
• She grew up in a quiet village surrounded by farmland.
• The village church bells rang every Sunday morning.
• Many young people leave the village to find work in the city.
• The village festival brings together all the local residents.
• Our village has a population of just 800 people.