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Collocations for village - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, large
little, small, tiny
ancient, historic, medieval, old
poor
attractive, beautiful, picturesque, pretty, quaint
peaceful, quiet, sleepy
local, nearby, neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding
The flood affected the town and surrounding villages.
isolated, outlying, remote
country, rural
urban
coastal, seaside (esp. BrE)
mountain
abandoned, deserted
home (esp. BrE), native
She married a man from her home village.
agricultural, farming, fishing, mining
holiday (BrE), retirement
Olympic
global (figurative)
Technology has turned the world into a global village.

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village + NOUN

community, life
church, green (esp. BrE), hall (esp. BrE), market, post office (esp. BrE), pub (BrE), school, shop (esp. BrE), square, street
centre/center
resident
baker, blacksmith, priest, etc.
chief, elder, leader
council
idiot

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PREPOSITION

in a/the village
They live in a farming village.
outside a/the village
Our cottage is just outside the village.

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PHRASES

the centre/center of the village, the middle of the village
the edge of the village, the outskirts of the village

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