Village
- proper noun
- /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
- Jackie thinks Dimka is having lunch with his biographer at the Third Street Café tomorrow in the Village.
- Greenwich Village
- West Village
- East Village
Examples
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I am not one of your friends from Greenwich Village in New York.
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I understand you are seeking a roommate, as per your ad in the Village Voice.
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Wow, guys, in the East Village, this is so rare.
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Well, I think I started writing it when I was living in the West Village in New York.
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Lives over in the Village.
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Probably the best Halloween party in the Village; it looked like everybody who meant anything was here.
Fiction book (1990) -
I am not one of your Greenwich Village friends.
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I'm headed to the West Village, Greenwich Village area for brunch.
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What began as a small scene in Greenwich Village had turned into a cultural revolution.
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Jackie thinks Dimka is having lunch with his biographer at the café in the Village tomorrow.
Synonyms
A neighborhood in lower Manhattan known for its artists and writers
Compounds
- Offensive
An insulting name for a person, often a woman, who many people think has sex with many others
- Archaic
A person in a village who treats sick people with herbs and simple care
Surface Forms
Etymology
Village comes from an old word meaning 'country house', like villa. So calling Greenwich 'the Village' remembers that it began as a small community of homes outside the busy city, which is why the name still feels like a close, local neighbourhood.