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village

[vil-ij] / ˈvɪl ɪdʒ /
NOUN
small town
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Elisabeth converted to Catholicism in 1895, but was betrayed in 1944 by the right-wing mayor of the village where she was living quietly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

The movie is a fantasy parable set in a fairy-tale village and divided into illustrated chapter titles to suggest children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Organisers had decided to forgo building a traditional athletes' village to cut costs, and were instead housing participants in hotels and container-style units across Nagoya.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

My father was the chief man of our village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

Many magicians returned to their villages; some never came back.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"From today, you will have to watch over your villages," Gombagui told around 100 local officials gathered in the village of Tibeita on a recent morning, urging them to "denounce" the prospectors and their accomplices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

By September, Dhurwey says, 10 children aged about 18 months to 14 years had died across the four villages in his council - Adori, Kundekasa, Bondari and Usri.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Helping to repair villages and grow crops," I said, trying not to sound defensive.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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