{
    "term": "village",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/co/countryside.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a very small town located in a country area",
            "sensetop": "in a/the village",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We visited **towns and villages** all over Spain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a meeting in the **village hall**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **remote/nearby/neighbouring village**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Residents of the village** are unhappy with the bus service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **fishing village**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **small/tiny village**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "rural villages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mountain/seaside village"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I soon got to know everybody in the village.",
                    "contextForm": "in a/the village"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the village of Boscastle in Cornwall"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the village shop"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her books are about **village life**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our cottage is just outside the village."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She married a man from her home village."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flood affected the town and surrounding villages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They live in a farming village."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Appledore is a fishing village on the north coast of Devon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most basic items are available from the village shop."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "little"],
                "village + noun": ["community", "life", "church"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the village", "outside a/​the village"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the centre/​center of the village",
                    "the middle of the village",
                    "the edge of the village"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the people who live in a village",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The whole village was invited to the party."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "vi/village/village__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "vi/village/village__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin villa ‘country house’."
}