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vill

noun \ˈvil\

Definition of VILL

1

: a division of a hundred : township

2

: village

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Origin of VILL

Anglo-French vil, ville farmstead, township

First Known Use: 1596

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Synonyms: bourg, hamlet, townlet, village, whistle-stop

Rhymes with VILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, will

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