Ingles

village

gb/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/ us/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/
A1 Ingles
~ 800
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan A1 entity
1

Small rural settlement

A small group of houses and buildings in the countryside, smaller than a town.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] lives in a village
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'village' with 'town'. A town is generally larger and has more services than a village.
Mga kasingkahulugan
hamlet (Usually smaller and less developed than a village.) | settlement (A general term for any place where people live, not always rural.)
Mga kasalungat
city (A large, densely populated urban area, opposite of a small rural community.)
Mga kolokasyon
remote village |small village |village life |village square |village shop
Mga tema
geography |daily life |society |core_vocabulary |daily_life
Mga Halimbawa
  • She grew up in a quiet village by the sea.
  • The village has only one shop and a post office.
  • We stayed in a mountain village during our holiday.
  • The villagers gathered in the village square.
  • That village is famous for its pottery.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • I live in a small village.
  • The village is near the river.
  • Our village has one school.
  • They walked to the next village.
  • This is my favorite village.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
village
IPA
GB/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/
US/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/
Mga pantig at diin
vil - lage (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (vil)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
  • Base: village
  • Plural: villages
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
villages noun
Core family
villager noun B1
Related words
rural adjective A2 countryside noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
urban adjective B1
Mga ekspresyon

it takes a village

1
/ˈɪt tˈeɪks ə vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/
idiom

Many people’s help is needed

Many people must work together to help someone grow or succeed, especially in raising a child.

Mga Halimbawa
  • It takes a village to raise a child, so we all help each other out.
  • Organizing this event proved that it takes a village.

village idiot

1
/vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ ˈɪdiət/
fixed phrase informal

Foolish person in community

A person in a community who is thought to be very foolish or not smart.

Mga Halimbawa
  • He was treated like the village idiot after making that mistake.
  • Don’t act like the village idiot in front of our guests.

global village

1
/ɡlˈoʊbəl vˈɪlɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase

World as connected community

The idea that technology makes people around the world feel like they live in one small community.

Mga Halimbawa
  • The internet has turned the planet into a global village.
  • Thanks to social media, we live in a global village.
  • We live in a global village where news spreads instantly.
  • The internet has turned our planet into a true global village.

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