A small town, larger than a
hamlet and usually containing between 100 and 2000 people. The population may go up or down depending on the population of surrounding areas.
Also a term used to describe the East or
Greenwich Village on
southeastern Manhattan Island, or for that matter, any semi-self contained community within the dense fabric of a much larger city.
South Park is a semi-ficticious village in thestate of Colorado complete with a commercial/shopping district or
main street,
As is Dancing Rabbit, a growing eco-villiage in
Missouri.