villages
Tiny rural communities
Villages is the plural of village—small settlements larger than hamlets but smaller than towns.
Villages typically have a few hundred to a few thousand residents, often centered around a church, pub, or market square.
Farming villages dotted the countryside.
She visited several villages during her trip through the mountains.
Tiny rural settlement
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmingCultivating land for food
- peasantsLow-ranking agricultural workers
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
croft · harvest · folklore · thatch · grange · acreage · smallholding · woodcutter
Those who tend flocks
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
herding · farmland · dairy · pastureland · flock · haystacks · paddock · rustic
River-smoothed paving stone
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- historicOf lasting significance
heritage · nostalgic · storybook · old-world · sleepy · tranquil · timeless · provincial
Those dwelling nearby
- kinshipState of being related
- eldersSenior community members
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- traditionCustom passed through generations
cohesion · fellowship · inhabitants · collective · cooperative · clan · tribe · assembly
hamlet
Tiny rural settlement
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmingCultivating land for food
- peasantsLow-ranking agricultural workers
homestead · croft · harvest · folklore · thatch · grange · acreage · smallholding · woodcutter · subsistence
shepherds
Those who tend flocks
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
livestock · herding · farmland · dairy · pastureland · flock · haystacks · paddock · rustic · agriculture
cobblestone
River-smoothed paving stone
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
historic · heritage · nostalgic · storybook · old-world · sleepy · tranquil · timeless · provincial · folksy
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
tradition · cohesion · fellowship · inhabitants · collective · cooperative · clan · tribe · assembly · congregation
hamlet
Tiny rural settlement
- townletDiminutive settlement
- outpostRemote military station
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
colony · shantytown · township · commune · hilltop · riverside · coastal · founding · pioneers · dwellings
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico, Carolina, Old San Juan, Arecibo
- rural lifefarms, farming, farmhouses, pastoral, hamlets
- Alpine countrysideAlps, meadows, valleys, pastures, chalets
- Lowland Countrysidefarmhouses, farmsteads, meadows, pastures, windmills
villagescities
Major populated areas
metropolises · urban centers · capitals · megalopolises · megacities
villagescities
Major populated areas
urban areas · urban sprawl · inner cities · metropolises · industrial centers
- mountain villagesCommunities in elevated terrain
- fishing villageSmall coastal catching settlement
- small villageCompact rural settlement
- village idiotSettlement's designated simpleton
- holiday villageClustered vacation rental lodgings
- village eldersSenior community authorities