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Village

Village

209 4.0
A neighborhood in Manhattan, New York, famous for its art and music
  • proper noun
  • /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
translation icon : Greenwich Village
  • 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

  • I am not one of your friends from Greenwich Village in New York.

  • I understand you are seeking a roommate, as per your ad in the Village Voice.

  • Wow, guys, in the East Village, this is so rare.

  • Well, I think I started writing it when I was living in the West Village in New York.

  • Lives over in the Village.

  • 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.

  • I'm headed to the West Village, Greenwich Village area for brunch.

  • What began as a small scene in Greenwich Village had turned into a cultural revolution.

  • Jackie thinks Dimka is having lunch with his biographer at the café in the Village tomorrow.

Synonyms

Greenwich Village
vsVillage
13 4.5

A neighborhood in lower Manhattan known for its artists and writers

is the broader district term used as a general label for the same place

Compounds

A neighborhood in lower Manhattan known for its artists and writers

A grassy common area in a village used for play and events

A small town with old, attractive houses and narrow streets

Potemkin village
  • Literature
1 9.9

A fake front that hides real problems behind a nice appearance

village bicycle
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting name for a person, often a woman, who many people think has sex with many others

A simple bicycle people use often for short trips in a village

9.9

A person in a village who treats sick people with herbs and simple care

Like a small village with a friendly community

Surface Forms

Village main

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.