villages
- 1Plural of village.
The river connects a dozen fishing villages along its banks.
Several mountain villages remain accessible only by foot in winter.
Note
A regular plural, made by adding -s, but what it counts depends on where it is said. In general use these are rural settlements larger than hamlets and smaller than towns. British usage can narrow that to places with a church but no market. In Australia the word also covers planned communities, such as retirement villages or shopping districts, and in the Philippines it names exclusive gated subdivisions.
villages is a form of village
village, noun: A group of houses and other buildings in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town; in Britain, traditionally one with a church but no market. Full entry
- Forms
- villagevillages plural
- Spelling
- village → villages: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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