village
English
/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/
noun
Definitions
- A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
- (British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
- (Australia) A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
- (Philippines) A gated community.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English village derived from Old French village derived from Latin villāticus, villa (country house, estate, villa, large country residence).
Origin
Latin
villa
Gloss
country house, estate, villa, large country residence
Kanji
荘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goose Village English
- cybervillage English
- eco-village English
- goose English
- intervillage English
- man English
- subvillage English
- televillage English
- villagehood English
- villageless English
- villagelike English
- villageman English
- villager English
- villageress English
- villagery English
- villageward English
- villagewards English
- villagewide English
- villagey English
- villagization English
- villagize English
- villa Latin
- villanus Latin
- villaticus Latin
- villāticus Latin
- villa Italian
- villaggio Italian
- Village-aux-Oies French
- village French
- villageois French
- villa Spanish, Castilian
- *sinþaz Proto-Germanic
- *wiljô Proto-Germanic
- *þeudō Proto-Germanic
- village Middle English
- vile Old French
- village Old French
- vilaĝa Esperanto
- vilaĝano Esperanto
- vilaĝeto Esperanto
- vilaĝo Esperanto
- Vilaguillulfe Galician
- Vilasantar Galician
- Vilatuíxe Galician
- Vilouchada Galician
- wīlāri Old High German
- vila Old Portuguese
- vila Venetian
- viles Tok Pisin
- vilaz Mauritian Creole
- ville Bourguignon
- vilaj Antillean Creole