village square

collocation in English

meaningsofvillageandsquare

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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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square
adjective
uk
/skweər/us
/skwer/
having the shape of ...
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(Definition ofvillageandsquarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has become the main site for social interaction, somewhat reminiscent of an elongatedvillagesquare.
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The authority of a limbo head, who resided in thevillagesquare, was based on claims of descent from the first settler and founder of the village.
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I have seen a tube well sunk in thevillagesquaregiving such a water supply.
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Thevillagesquareadjoining the church may date from the original formation of the settlement.
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Between 1996 and 2002, all municipal streets and thevillagesquarewere expanded.
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This huge house is situated on one side of thevillagesquare.
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The soldiers ordered the people to gather in thevillagesquare.
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The bonfire is lit at sunset in the mainvillagesquare.
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Avillagesquareand two village greens are close to the centre.
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There is also a 17th-century pillory in thevillagesquare.
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Evidence for this includes the age of the plane trees in thevillagesquare.
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It has a small pub, located at thevillagesquare, as well as a historic church.
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A newvillagesquarewas also built in 1985.
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She is featured on the 1798 monument in thevillagesquare.
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The main bulk of the village is situated encircling a centralvillagesquare.
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Men, women and children were forced to gather in thevillagesquare.
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Its formervillagesquareincluding the old church is still present.
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At thevillagesquare, there is a plane tree many centuries old.
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Zepperen has an elongated territory with thevillagesquarein the southwest corner.
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