noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/
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General-American:/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/
CMU ARPABET:V IH1 L IH0 JH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English village Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English villager From village + -er.
Across languages
Translations
132 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
fshatar
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Albanian:
fshatare
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Arabic:
قَرَوِيّ
(qarawiyy)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Arabic:
قَرَوِيَّة
(qarawiyya)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Armenian:
գյուղացի
(gyuġacʻi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Armenian:
շինական
(šinakan)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Azerbaijani:
kəndli
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Azerbaijani:
kəndçi
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Belarusian:
вяско́вец
(vjaskóvjec)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Belarusian:
вяско́ўка
(vjaskówka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Belarusian:
сяля́нін
(sjaljánin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Belarusian:
сяля́нка
(sjaljánka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Bulgarian:
се́лянин
(séljanin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Bulgarian:
се́лянка
(séljanka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Burmese:
တောသူတောင်သား
(tau:sutaungsa:)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Catalan:
vilatà
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Chinese Mandarin:
鄉下人 /乡下人
(xiāngxiarén)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Chinese Mandarin:
村民
(cūnmín)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Coptic:
ⲣⲉⲙϯⲙⲓ
(remtimi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Czech:
vesničan
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Czech:
vesničanka
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Danish:
landsbyboer
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch:
dorpsbewoner
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch:
dorpsbewoonster
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch:
dorpeling
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch:
dorpelinge
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Dutch:
dorper
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Esperanto:
vilaĝano
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Esperanto:
vilaĝanino
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Finnish:
kyläläinen
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
French:
villageois
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
French:
villageoise
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Galician:
aldeán
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Galician:
aldeá
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Galician:
paisano
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Galician:
paisana
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Georgian:
სოფლელი
(sopleli)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Georgian:
სოფლის მცხოვრები
(soplis mcxovrebi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Georgian:
სოფლის მკვიდრი
(soplis mḳvidri)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Georgian:
სოფლად მცხოვრები
(soplad mcxovrebi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Georgian:
სოფელში მცხოვრები
(sopelši mcxovrebi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
German:
Dorfbewohner
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
German:
Dorfbewohnerin
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
German:
Dörfler
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
German:
Dörflerin
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek:
χωριάτης
(choriátis)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek:
χωρικός
(chorikós)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek:
χωριάτα
(choriáta)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek:
χωρική
(chorikí)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Greek:
χωριάτισσα
(choriátissa)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ancient Greek:
κωμήτης
(kōmḗtēs)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi:
ग्रामवासी
(grāmvāsī)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi:
गांववाला
(gāmvvālā)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi:
गँवार
(gãvār)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi:
ग्रामीण
(grāmīṇ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hindi:
देहाती
(dehātī)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hungarian:
falusi
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Hungarian:
falubeli
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Icelandic:
þorpsbúi
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Italian:
paesano
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Italian:
paesana
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Japanese:
村人
(murabito)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Japanese:
村民
(sonmin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Kazakh:
ауыл адамы
(auyl adamy)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Khmer:
អ្នកភូមិ
(nĕək phuum)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Korean:
마을 사람
(ma'eul saram)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Korean:
촌민
(chonmin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Korean:
촌인
(chonin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lao:
ຊາວບ້ານ
(sāo bān)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lao:
ໄພ່ບ້ານ
(phai bān)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lao:
ໄທບ້ານ
(thai bān)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Latin:
pāgānus
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Latin:
vīcānus
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lithuanian:
kaimietis
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lutuv:
khysaa
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lutuv:
khy chung ming
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Lutuv:
khy ming
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Macedonian:
селанец
(selanec)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Macedonian:
селанка
(selanka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Malayalam:
ഗ്രാമീണൻ
(grāmīṇaṉ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Manx:
theayagh
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Norwegian Bokmål:
landsbyboer
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Norwegian Bokmål:
landsbybuer
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Norwegian Nynorsk:
landsbybuar
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Old East Slavic:
вьсꙗнинъ
(vĭsjaninŭ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Pannonian Rusyn:
валалчань
(valalčanʹ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Pannonian Rusyn:
валалчан
(valalčan)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Pannonian Rusyn:
валалчанка
(valalčanka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Iranian Persian:
دِهاتی
(dehâti)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Iranian Persian:
روسْتایی
(rustâyi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Polish:
wieśniak
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Polish:
wieśniaczka
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Portuguese:
aldeão
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Portuguese:
aldeã
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Romanian:
sătean
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Romanian:
săteancă
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
селя́нин
(seljánin)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
селя́нка
(seljánka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
дереве́нский жи́тель
(derevénskij žítelʹ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
дереве́нская жи́тельница
(derevénskaja žítelʹnica)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
се́льский жи́тель
(sélʹskij žítelʹ)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Russian:
се́льская жи́тельница
(sélʹskaja žítelʹnica)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
сѐља̄к
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
сеља̀киња
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
сѐљанин
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
сѐља̄нка
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
sèljāk
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
seljàkinja
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
sèljanin
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Serbo-Croatian:
sèljānka
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Slovak:
dedinčan
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Slovak:
dedinčanka
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Slovene:
vaščan
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Slovene:
vaščanka
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Spanish:
aldeano
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Swahili:
mwanakijiji
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Swedish:
bybo
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Tajik:
деҳотӣ
(dehoti)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Tajik:
қишлоқӣ
(qišloqi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Tajik:
рустоӣ
(rustoyi)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Telugu:
గ్రామస్థుడు
(grāmasthuḍu)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Thai:
ชาวบ้าน
(chaao-bâan)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Turkish:
köylü
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian:
селяни́н
(seljanýn)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian:
селя́нка
(seljánka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian:
селяни́ця
(seljanýcja)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian:
селю́к
(seljúk)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Ukrainian:
селю́чка
(seljúčka)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Urdu:
دیہاتی
(dehātī)
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Uzbek:
qishloqlik
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Vietnamese:
dân làng
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village
Vietnamese:
dân nông thôn
— person who lives in, or comes from, a village