Origin: French suffix -age
Village has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a community of people smaller than a town
"The ancient village, which was too small to be considered a town, still gathers everyone in the main square for festivals."
a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
"During my first trip to New York City, I got lost wandering through Greenwich Village while trying to find the famous cafes where many artists once gathered."
A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
"After leaving our tiny hamlet behind, we drove through the bustling village to reach the nearby city."
In plain English: A village is a small community of houses and people that is bigger than a hamlet but smaller than a town.
"They visited their favorite village last weekend to see the farmers harvest apples."
Usage: Use "village" to describe a small, rural community that is larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town. It typically implies close-knit social ties among residents who live in scattered houses rather than high-density urban blocks.
The word "village" entered Middle English from Old French and originally referred to a country estate or farmstead known as villa in Latin. Over time, this term came to be used broadly for small settlements, eventually overtaking older native words like wic and ham.