village inn

collocation in English

meaningsofvillageandinn

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village
noun
uk
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/
a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in ...
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inn
noun[C]
uk
/ɪn/us
/ɪn/
UK
a pub where you can stay for the night, usually in ...
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(Definition ofvillageandinnfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I heard the wailing of the siren in the quietvillageinn.
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The licence is not what is the matter with thevillageinn; it is the brewer.
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It is a cold evening, and outside avillageinnthere stands a pony forgotten, bearing on his back the result of his master's bargain for the day.
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In a village there was, once upon a time, the church, the village store, thevillageinn, the post office and the village school.
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We got out into what was then a delightful piece of countryside, with an oldvillageinnquite close.
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Thevillageinnis not a place where it is simply the business of the innkeeper to sell as much alcohol as he can to each individual customer.
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Before the war, a farm workers' skittles team would go to avillageinntaking a poached rabbit, or hare, to pay for cider if they lost the match.
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As long as thevillageinnis a tied house the innkeeper must push his wares or get out.
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I would also point out that thevillageinnis not that scene of brawling drunkenness which some temperance advocates be- lieve it to be.
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In the amenities of our country life the occasional visit to thevillageinnforms a very important recreation and amenity to the agricultural worker.
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The interesting thing is, that they are nearly all small points of distribution—the local sweetshop and tobacconist, the local pub, and thevillageinn.
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Ffairfach also had its corn mill and, in common with others, itsvillageinn.
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The railway company constructed thevillageinnand post office (1835/6).
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Thevillageinnstill bears the family name and coat of arms.
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There is a wedding feast in progress in thevillageinn, with music, dancing, carousing.
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Afterwards, the mayor invited the villagers to come and drink at thevillageinn.
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By the 17th century, a more organized village center emerged around thevillageinn.
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In the services sector, it has avillageinn, two private guest houses, a kindergarten and a public library.
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Thevillageinnis referred to in documents from 1548 but the first signs of homes around the church are from 1898.
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