village

noun

1. A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

   “There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village.”

   “[…]belts of thin white mist streaked the brown plough land in the hollow where Appleby could see the pale shine of a winding river. Across that in turn, meadow and coppice rolled away past the white walls of a village bowered in orchards,[…]”

   “The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.”

   “Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.”

   “It’s just offshore from private property inaccessible to the general public, so a good way to approach the rock is by kayak, which can be rented in the small village of Port Austin.”

2. (British)A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.
3. (Australia)A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district.
4. (Philippines)An exclusive gated community; a subdivision.

   “There are six blocks in our village, each having ten lots.”