village
/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/noun
उच्चारण विलिज
गाँव, ग्राम
Basic word
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a very small town situated in a country area; all the people who live in a village
गाँव, ग्राम
- She grew up in a village in Bihar.
- The whole village came together to celebrate Holi.
- There is no hospital in our village, only a small clinic.
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- Most villages now have electricity and mobile networks.
Synonyms hamlet settlement gram community township
Opposite city metropolis town
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the settlement words by size: hamlet (very small), village, town, city, metropolis (a very large city), megacity.
बस्ती के शब्द आकार के अनुसार याद रखिए: hamlet (बहुत छोटा, पुरवा), village, town (कस्बा), city, metropolis (बहुत बड़ा शहर, महानगर), megacity।
§Grammar and usage
Gandhi said, 'India lives in her villages.'
गांधी ने कहा, 'भारत अपने गाँवों में बसता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'It takes a village to raise a child' (many people help a child grow up); 'global village' means the whole world seen as one community because of modern communication.
कहावत 'It takes a village to raise a child' (बच्चे के पालन-पोषण में कई लोग मदद करते हैं); 'global village' का अर्थ आधुनिक संचार के कारण पूरी दुनिया एक समुदाय के रूप में है।
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General knowledge
The gram panchayat governs a village under the 73rd Amendment (1992); 24 April is National Panchayati Raj Day.
' GK में 73वें संशोधन (1992) के तहत ग्राम पंचायत गाँव का शासन करती है; 24 अप्रैल राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस है।