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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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Security forces have been deployed at the entrances and exits of the church in the small, predominantly Christian village.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Specific dates and locations could be discussed through Panmunjom," said Kim, referencing the symbolic truce village where troops from both Koreas stand face-to-face.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rick Morrish, 64, the director of the group, said it was a "really great decision... we've struggled to get the village green status for 30 years".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The musical is set in a coastal village in Cornwall, near the southwestern tip of England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

All this happened in a little village in a province called La Mancha, in the heart of Spain.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

It meant embracing uncertainty, discomfort, wildly unpredictable weather, and limited accommodations in remote villages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The murky, magnificent Eel River was once a highway for the Wailaki people, who navigated by canoe and hauled goods between villages in cone-shaped baskets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

At Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state, where the group set up India's first integrated steel plant and an industrial city, it provides healthcare and education to people in hundreds of villages.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

From villages deep in the Amazon rainforest to the agricultural heartlands in the south and sprawling urban favelas, Brazilians are facing a familiar cast -- with many forced to pick who they least dislike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Our villages are usually miles apart from each other—two, three, four—so kids are not encouraged to go to other villages to play.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola


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