Kilo Lingo

village

/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/

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Translation

A small group of houses and buildings in the country, smaller than a town.

Word origin

From Old French village, from Latin villa meaning a country house.

Origin
Old French
Root
village

Grammar

Gender
Pluralvillages

Examples

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"Village" is a small place in the country.

near .

"Villages" is the plural, meaning more than one village.

Everyone .

Here "village" means all the people who live there.

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This word is part of lesson 12.