village
US: /ˈvɪɫədʒ/, /ˈvɪɫɪdʒ/
UK: /vˈɪlɪdʒ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
village /'vilidʤ/- danh từ
- làng, xã
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C] a very small town situated in a country area: We visited towns and villages all over Spain. + a fishing / mountain / seaside village + (especially BrE) the village hall / shop + Her books are about village life.
2 (the village) [sing.] (especially BrE) the people who live in a village: The whole village was invited to the party.
Help Note: Do not use village to talk about small towns in the US. In AmE village is used for a small place in another country that seems more old-fashioned than a town in the US.
Collocation
ADJ.
big, large | global
Technology has turned the world into a global village.
| little, small, tiny | ancient, old | attractive, beautiful, picturesque, pretty | quiet | nearby, neighbouring, surrounding
The flood affected the town and surrounding villages.
| outlying, remote, scattered | country, rural | coastal, seaside | deserted | home, native
She married a man from her home village.
| agricultural, farming, fishing, holiday, mining
VILLAGE + NOUN
community, life | church, green, hall, pub, school, shop, street | centre
PREP.
in a/the ~
They live in a farming village.
| outside a/the ~
Our cottage is just outside the village.
PHRASES
the centre/middle of the village, the edge/outskirts of the village
Concise dictionary
villages'vɪlɪdʒnoun
+a community of people smaller than a town
+a settlement smaller than a town
+a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
