Village — A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city [ [http://www.answers.com/village r=67 village: Definition and Much More from Answers.com ] ] . Though generally located in rural areas … Wikipedia
VILLAGE — s. m. Lieu non fermé de murailles, composé principalement de maisons de paysans. Gros village. Petit village. Demeurer au village. Un homme, une femme, des gens de village. Curé de village. Noce de village. Fête de village. Le maire du village.… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
VILLAGE — n. m. Groupe d’habitations rurales. Gros village. Demeurer au village. Curé de village. Noce de village. Fête de village. Le maire du village. Fig. et fam., Le coq du village, Celui qui, dans un village, se fait le plus admirer, particulièrement… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
village — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vilage, from vil manorial estate, farmstead, from Latin villa Date: 14th century 1. a. a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town b. an incorporated … New Collegiate Dictionary
Village Cinemas — Type Subsidiary Industry Cinema Founded … Wikipedia
Village deities of Tamil Nadu — that do not belong to the Agamic pantheon of Hinduism are found in almost all villages throughout India and Tamil Nadu in particular. They are known as Kaval deivam or guardian spirits in Tamil. They are associated to a main deity who is… … Wikipedia
Village files — were documents based on a card index system, with detailed data on every Arab village in Palestine . Gathered by the SHAI, they were the basis of Haganah and Palmah operations during the 1948 Palestine war.Ian Black and Benny Morris, Israel s… … Wikipedia
Village Banking — is a microcredit methodology developed by FINCA International founder John Hatch. Among US based non profit agencies there are at least 31 microfinance institutions (MFIs) that have collectively created over 400 village banking programs in at… … Wikipedia
Village guard system — Village guards (Turkish: Korucular , officially Geçici ve Gönüllü Köy Korucuları ( temporary and voluntary village guards )) are paramilitaries. Originally they were set up and funded by the Turkish state in the mid 1980s under the direction of… … Wikipedia
Village Voice Media — is a privately held corporation headquartered in Phoenix.[1] The company owns the Village Voice, America s oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper, as well as LA Weekly, OC Weekly in Orange County, California, Seattle… … Wikipedia
