In the Republic of China (Taiwan), villages are divisions under townships or county-administered cities. The village is called a tsuen or cūn (村) under a rural township (鄉) and a li (里) under an urban …

Oct 17, 2025 · Villages emerged independently in several places around the world, including in the Fertile Crescent, China, the Indus River valley, Mesoamerica, and South America. The earliest …

VILLAGE meaning: 1. a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside…. Learn more.

Village definition: a small community or group of houses in a rural area, larger than a hamlet and usually smaller than a town, and sometimes (as in parts of the U.S.) incorporated as a municipality.. See …

Definition of village noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A small group of dwellings in a rural area, usually ranking in size between a hamlet and a town. 2. In some US states, an incorporated community smaller in population than a town. 3. The inhabitants of …

Oct 30, 2024 · Some geographers specifically define a village as having between 500 and 2,500 inhabitants. In most parts of the world, villages are settlements of people clustered around a central …