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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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The 54-year-old fisherman from a small village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, has been a superfan of the Argentine football team since the 1980s and adores superstar Lionel Messi.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The once thriving village included a chapel, a church, a shop, a pub, a school, a library, a post office and terraced houses.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Now, she lives in a village outside Kyiv where she struggles to sleep, most of her funds are eaten up by rent, and she misses the Donbas sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Take the notorious illegal dump that has been piling up in the village of Bickershaw since late 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The villagers should have all been at work in the mines by now, but instead, everyone was gathering in the village square.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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