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vill

noun
\ ˈvil How to pronounce vill (audio) \

Definition of vill

1 : a division of a hundred : township
2 : village
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Examples of vill in a Sentence

an ancient vill nestled midst the verdant hills

Recent Examples on the Web

 Learn these other names Maumee (maw-MEE) Bucyrus (bew-SIGH-russ) Patascala (puh TASK uh luh) Uhrichsville (URH icks vill) Kinnikinnick (kuh-NICK-kuh-NICK). — Andrea Reeves, Cincinnati.com, "Here are some Ohio words you might be saying wrong," 16 June 2019

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First Known Use of vill

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for vill

Anglo-French vil, ville farmstead, township

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