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vills

noun

plural of vill

as in villages

a small residential settlement an ancient vill nestled midst the verdant hills

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This time, Rome killed more than half a million, wiped out nearly 1,000 villages, and banned Jews from Jerusalem.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Life and social structures in remote river villages are rooted in summer fish camps, where the community catches, processes, and preserves the salmon that feeds them through the winter.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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These small towns—whether lakeside retreats or artsy hamlets nestled into hills transformed by foliage—are the definition of autumn charm.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The region is made up of various villages and hamlets, including Port Carling (where scenes from the show were filmed at locations like Mortimer’s Point Marina).

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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