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| bourg |
a medieval town or village, esp. near a castle. [1/2 definitions] |
| burg |
(informal) a town, village, or city. |
| Chautauqua |
a lake in southwestern New York, or the village located on this lake. [2/3 definitions] |
| constable |
a peace officer, esp. in a small town or village. [1/2 definitions] |
| garrison |
a military force that is assigned to a fort, village, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| hamlet |
a small village or settlement. |
| intervillage |
combined form of village. |
| kampong |
a small Malay village or community. |
| kraal |
in South Africa, a native village enclosed by a fence or stockade. [1/3 definitions] |
| mayor |
the chief official of a village, town, or city. |
| Patuxet |
Wampanoag village in southeastern Massachusetts whose inhabitants nearly all died of illness between 1616 and 1618. In 1620, English colonists established Plymouth Colony at the site of this village. |
| pueblo |
an Indian village of the southwestern United States. [1/3 definitions] |
| Saqqara |
village in Egypt near Cairo that served as the site of burial grounds for rulers of ancient Egypt and is home to some of the oldest pyramids. |
| Seneca Falls |
a village and township located in central New York State, where the first U.S. women's rights convention was held (1848), now home to the Women's Rights National Historical Park and the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| town |
a center of population that is larger than a village but generally smaller than a city. [1/4 definitions] |
| unincorporated |
not organized as a corporate entity or self-governing town, city, or village. [1/2 definitions] |
| village |
the people who reside in a particular village. [1/2 definitions] |
| villager |
one who lives in a village. |
| -ville |
city, town, or village. |
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